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Questions we are asked most often
Before you write, it is worth checking whether one of these covers your question — these five account for most of the email we receive.
My dragon fruit was white inside, not red. Was I sold the wrong thing?
Almost certainly not. Skin colour does not indicate flesh colour — a pink-skinned dragon fruit is more often white-fleshed than red. They are two different species that look nearly identical from the outside. Our guide to the colour varieties explains how to tell them apart and how to buy the one you want.
Mine tasted of almost nothing. What went wrong?
Usually one of three things: it was underripe, it was a white-fleshed variety, or you ate it at room temperature. Dragon fruit barely sweetens after picking, so a hard fruit will soften but never get much sweeter. See what dragon fruit tastes like.
My plant flowers beautifully but never sets fruit.
Most dragon fruit cultivars cannot pollinate themselves. You need a second, different cultivar nearby, or you need to hand-pollinate at night with a small brush while the flower is open — it closes by morning and does not reopen. Our plant care guide covers the method.
Is the dragonfruit refresher I bought caffeinated?
The fruit contains none, but nearly every chain refresher does — the base typically contains green coffee or green tea extract. See caffeine in dragonfruit refreshers.
Something I ate turned pink afterwards. Should I be worried?
This is harmless and very common with red-fleshed dragon fruit. The betacyanin pigment passes through largely intact, exactly as beetroot does, and can tint urine or stool for a day. It is not blood. If the discolouration persists beyond that or you have other symptoms, see a doctor.