Minerals Red Pitaya (Hylocereusundatus) Quantity
    DDR VMR or VMA
Aluminum (Al) 0.000 mg/100g   1mg/kg corporal/week (VMA)
Arsenic 0.000 mg/100g - -
Cadmium 0.000 mg/100g   0.050 mg/kg weight when fresh (VMA)
Calcium 0.040 mg/100g 800 mg/day  
Lead 0.000 mg/100g   0.10 mg/kg weight when fresh (VMA)
Cobalt 0.000 mg/100g There is not, but for Vitamin B12 DDR 2.5 µ/day  
Copper 0.000 mg/100g 1mg/day  
Chrome 1.250 mg/100g 40µ/day  
Iron 0.000 mg/100g 14 mg/day  
Phosphorus 0.003 mg/100g 700mg/day  
Magnesium 0.000 mg/100g 375mg/day  
Manganese 2.230 mg/100g 3mg/day  
Mercury 0.000 mg/100g - -
Nickel 0.004 mg/100g 50mg/day  
Potassium 3.090 mg/100g 2000mg/day  
Sodium 0.140 mg/100g   2.4g of sodium/day – 6g salt/day (VMR)
Selenium 0.000 mg/100g 34mcg  
Zinc (Zn) 0.000 mg/100g 10mg/day  
* Recommended daily dose (RDD), maximum recommended daily dose(MRDD) or maximum permissible values (MPV).
Table 2: Minerals found in red pitaya (Hylocereus undatus ) cultivated in Brazil.