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Abstract

Dragon fruit or pitaya is an exotic tropical plant that brings multiple benefits to human health thanks to its high nutritional value and bioactive compounds, including powerful natural antioxidants. Extracts from stems, flowers, peels, pulps of dragon fruit own a range of beneficial biological activities against pathogenic microbes including bacteria, fungi and viruses, and diseases like diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidaemia, and cancer. Moreover, dragon fruit extracts have cardiovascular and hepatoprotective properties, as well as prebiotic potential. Vietnam is a tropical country with favourable climate conditions for the development of pitaya plantations, which have great adaptability and tolerance to a wide range of environmental conditions (e.g. salinity adaptation, favour light intensity, drought resistance, etc.). The dragon fruit, thanks to its nutritional properties, biological activities, and commercial value has become a cost-effective product for the Vietnamese economy, particularly in the poorest areas of the Mekong Delta region, and a driving force in the sustainable development of Vietnam under the challenges posed by the global climate change such as saline intrusion and drought.

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Title
Dragon fruit: A review of health benefits and nutrients and its sustainable development under climate changes in Vietnam
Author
Thi-Thuy-Hai Luu; Le, Truc-Linh; Huynh, Nga; Quintela-Alonso, Pablo
Pages
71-94
Section
Review
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
ISSN
12121800
e-ISSN
18059317
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2519661025
Copyright
© 2021. This work is published under https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/about/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.