Health Benefits
Anti-oxidant properties, Anti-aging benefits, Maintains healthy cholesterol level, Weight loss properties
Cancer prevention, Improves eye vision, Prevents diabetes, Prevents high blood pressure
General Benefits
Helps in weight loss, Suppresses Arthritis
Cures inflamed tonsils, Helps in weight loss, Maintains healthy cholesterol level
Skin Benefits
Anti-aging benefits, Heals sunburn, Treatment of acne
Anti-aging benefits, Protects skin from oxidative stress
Hair Benefits
Treatment of colored hair
Protects hair
Allergy
Allergy Symptoms
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Anaphylaxis, Coughing, Diarrhea, Eczema, Hives, Itching sensation in throat, Nausea, Skin Rashes, Runny nose, Sneezing, Swelling of mouth, tongue or lips, Vomiting, Wheezing
Side Effects
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Heart burn
Recommeded for
Pregnant Women
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Lactating Women
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Best Time to Eat
Any time except an hour after meal, Don't consume at night and before bed
Along with meal, As a snack in the late afternoon, Don't consume at night and before bed, Don't eat after meal, Morning time (before lunch)
Type
Berry, Citrus, Fruit vegetable, Melon, Tree fruit, Tropical
Fruit vegetable
Season
Early fall, Summer
All seasons
Varieties
Selenicereus megalanthus and Hylocereus polyrhizus
Tamarillo bold gold, Tamarillo red beau, Tamarillo tango and Tamarillo teds red
Seedless Variety
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Color
Magenta, Pink
Orange, Red, Yellow
Inside Color
White
Creamy Yellow
Shape
Oval
Round
Texture
Fleshy
Fleshy
Taste
Bland
Tangy, Tart
Origin
Central America, Mexico
South Africa
Grows on
Trees
Trees
Cultivation
Soil Type
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Sandy loam, Well-drained
Soil pH
5.5-75.8-7
3.5
10
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Climatic Conditions
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Rainfall, Warm
Botanical Name
Hylocereus undatus
Solanum betaceum
Synonym
Pitaya, Red Pitahaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Conderella plant
tree tomato, genus Cyphomandra, Cyphomandra