name: Pitaya
flavor_db_name_variants: pitaya
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Pitaya
id: 981
name_scientific: Hylocereus undatus
description: Pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the Americas.The fruit's texture is sometimes likened to that of the kiwifruit because of its black, crunchy seeds. The seed oil contains the fatty acids, linoleic acid and linolenic acid.
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: null
picture_file_name: Pitaya.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 878038
picture_updated_at: 2020-04-17T16:23:32.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Tropical fruits
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2020-01-24T17:05:37.000Z
updated_at: 2020-04-17T16:23:33.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: null
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00981