Israeli Yellow Dragon

₹100.00

Israeli Yellow pitaya are rounded fruits with an elongated shape and measure between 9 and 12 centimeters long and 7 to 10 centimeters wide. The Israeli Yellow pitaya does not have spines, instead, the thick skin is covered in the same soft bracts or scales as the red-skinned varieties. The fleshy protrusions growing outwards from the surface of the fruit are tipped with green. Within the fruit is a dense, translucent to white flesh speckled with numerous small, black edible seeds. Israeli Yellow Pitaya offer a juicy texture and sweet, tropical flavor, reminiscent of kiwi or pear.
Israeli Yellow pitaya, or Yellow Dragon fruit, was developed over a span of several decades by botanists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beer-Sheva, Israel. The Israeli Yellow pitaya is a clone of the red fruited Hylocereus undatus and it has characteristics more akin to the red-skinned pitaya. To better distinguish it from its Central American yellow cousin, Selenicereus magalanthus, the fruit was named Golden pitaya, also known as Golden Dragon. It is also referred to as Yellow undatus, using its species name as another way to distinguish it from what some call the “real” yellow dragon fruit. Pitaya have become an important exotic food crop in Israel due to their low water needs, attractive flowers and nutraceutical benefits.