Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas
Pitahaya or dragon fruit is an exotic fruit native to Mesoamerica and is cultivated in several regions of the world. In recent years, pitahaya has become increasingly in demand, firstly, for its good nutritional and organoleptic qualities and, secondly, for its richness in antioxidants and bioactive...
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| author | Daniel Valero Alex Erazo-Lara María Emma García-Pastor Pedro Antonio Padilla-González Vicente Agulló Fátima Badiche El-Hiali María Serrano |
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| description | Pitahaya or dragon fruit is an exotic fruit native to Mesoamerica and is cultivated in several regions of the world. In recent years, pitahaya has become increasingly in demand, firstly, for its good nutritional and organoleptic qualities and, secondly, for its richness in antioxidants and bioactive compounds. Spain has opted for new tropical crops, and among them, pitahaya is one of the most planted in recent years. Most of the investigations on pitahaya were conducted with red cultivars, while the research on yellow pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.) is very scarce. In this review, the current knowledge about types of pitahayas, the fruit growth and ripening, the quality attributes, the postharvest storage, the use of by-products, and the health attributes were covered. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52a658b6eb1c4f44a79f2e128bebbf0e2025-01-24T13:32:51ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-01-0114220210.3390/foods14020202Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the PitahayasDaniel Valero0Alex Erazo-Lara1María Emma García-Pastor2Pedro Antonio Padilla-González3Vicente Agulló4Fátima Badiche El-Hiali5María Serrano6Deparement of Food Technology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDeparement of Food Technology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDeparement of Applied Biology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDeparement of Food Technology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDeparement of Food Technology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDeparement of Food Technology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDeparement of Applied Biology, EPSO-CIAGRO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, SpainPitahaya or dragon fruit is an exotic fruit native to Mesoamerica and is cultivated in several regions of the world. In recent years, pitahaya has become increasingly in demand, firstly, for its good nutritional and organoleptic qualities and, secondly, for its richness in antioxidants and bioactive compounds. Spain has opted for new tropical crops, and among them, pitahaya is one of the most planted in recent years. Most of the investigations on pitahaya were conducted with red cultivars, while the research on yellow pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.) is very scarce. In this review, the current knowledge about types of pitahayas, the fruit growth and ripening, the quality attributes, the postharvest storage, the use of by-products, and the health attributes were covered.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/2/202pitahayasqualitybioactive compoundspostharvest |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Valero Alex Erazo-Lara María Emma García-Pastor Pedro Antonio Padilla-González Vicente Agulló Fátima Badiche El-Hiali María Serrano Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas Foods pitahayas quality bioactive compounds postharvest |
| title | Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas |
| title_full | Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas |
| title_fullStr | Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas |
| title_short | Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas |
| title_sort | yellow pitahaya i selenicereus megalanthus i haw the less known of the pitahayas |
| topic | pitahayas quality bioactive compounds postharvest |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/2/202 |
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