{"id":6842,"date":"2023-07-11T19:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T19:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2023-07-11T19:13:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T19:13:42","slug":"fruity-tuesday-dragon-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2023\/07\/11\/fruity-tuesday-dragon-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"FRUITY TUESDAY &#8211; DRAGON FRUIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\":rp:\" class=\"x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our last fruit of the day is the Dragon Fruit which is also locally grown in Antigua by a few farmers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is rich in Calcium, Fiber, Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Have you ever tried Dragon Fruit?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Look out for more fruits to come next week Tuesday as we continue to highlight the local fruits here in Antigua and Barbuda!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Have a Fruity Tuesday and enjoy the rest of your week!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/fruitytuesday?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZUsFdRrdqaPxvtURRnuX-ddY3n_ddnXHQ-phSua67uYBGwNfnqqZjg5p6fczcMQq2xqjYLYewqbCs_3b_VB9_wXK_h9QG3WXLTPHcLLR4pg8Wp7PRqGYu4t42cNcCJl8abH9SLL_RoNyC8nZBNtz6ZT_gbIXsNik5_pcsvUJH2k8l-HLPnPatha2oOXk-Z7GFec1js541h_aGCI35M0Z3hd&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#FruityTuesday<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/internationalfruitday?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZUsFdRrdqaPxvtURRnuX-ddY3n_ddnXHQ-phSua67uYBGwNfnqqZjg5p6fczcMQq2xqjYLYewqbCs_3b_VB9_wXK_h9QG3WXLTPHcLLR4pg8Wp7PRqGYu4t42cNcCJl8abH9SLL_RoNyC8nZBNtz6ZT_gbIXsNik5_pcsvUJH2k8l-HLPnPatha2oOXk-Z7GFec1js541h_aGCI35M0Z3hd&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#InternationalFruitDay<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\":rq:\" class=\"x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"x6s0dn4 x1jx94hy x78zum5 xdt5ytf x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6 xh8yej3\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"xqtp20y x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"x10l6tqk x13vifvy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1ey2m1c xds687c x5yr21d x10l6tqk x17qophe x13vifvy xh8yej3 xl1xv1r\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/359363210_662163849263965_7502130683674133510_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=DVN-yPkaj90AX_DwKbx&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&amp;oh=00_AfA4srUYT1X3mjQTOqQJME-q0k6w5qgeJjHpu0vAJ0asmg&amp;oe=64B27F8D\" alt=\"May be an image of mangosteen, dragon fruit and text that says 'Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) Calcium This tropical fruit common to Asia, Mexico, and Central America. It gets its name from its bright red skin with green scales that resembles dragon. This low-calorie fruit has taste similar kiwi and pear and has many health benefits. The fruit can be used in salads and great in smoothies. Fiber Iron Magnesium Health Benefits: Dragon fruit rich antioxidants which protects your cells from damage by free radicals that can lead to diseases such as cancer and premature aging. 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It is rich in Calcium, Fiber, Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-notices"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6842"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6845,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6842\/revisions\/6845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}