Passion Fruit

Passion Fruit

  • +Description

    Passion fruit is a member of the of Passiflora and grows on a climbing-plant. Passion fruit is native from Brazil. There are a number of varieties of passion fruit, some are sweeter than others, some are the size of a egg and some are three times as large. The skin is leathery and purple. The fruit contains a yellow, jelly-like pulp with a scattering of black edible seeds.

  • +Availability

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    Passion fruit is available from Colombia and Zimbabwe.

  • +Main nutrients

    Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A and C.

Main varieties

  • Passion fruit

    Passion fruit

    There are a number of varieties of passion fruit (Passiflora), some are sweeter than others, some are yellow in color, others are red or purplish in color, some are the size of a small egg, others three times as large

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Preparation

Passion Fruit
Preparation

Cut the fruit into two halves. From here, scoop out the jelly-like pulp with a tablespoon. Now it is ready to be consumed, cooked or converted into juice. The skin can not be eaten.

Consumption

Passionfruit is commonly eaten by itself. However it makes a wonderful jelly, pie filling or cake frosting. Seeds with the surrounding juice sacs are also often added to fruit salads.

When to eat

Wrinkled passion fruits are not rot, but perfectly ripe. When wrinkled the sweet sour taste becomes somewhat sweeter. If the skin is not deeply wrinkled, keep the fruit at room temperature until it is. Ripe passion fruit can be refrigerated for a few days.

Did you know?

  • In Hawaii the common name of the passion fruit is lilikoi.
  • Catholic missionaries in South America gave the fruit its name because they thought the flowers of the plant looked like the crown of thorns that was placed on Christ’s head.

 

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