PASSION FRUIT

PASSION FRUIT

 

Passion fruit is a pep o , a type of berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is both eaten and juiced; passion fruit juice is often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma.

 Passion fruit is widely grown in several countries of SOUTH AMERICA ,CENTRAL AMERICA, the CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA, VIETNAM, ISRAEL, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH KOREA, HAWAII  and mainland UNITED STATES in FLORIDA and CALIFORNIA.

Do you know this fruit was not available in India then the government of Andhra pradhesh started growing passion fruit vines in the chintapali(vizag) forests to make fruit available within the region.

 

 

 

Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 22% carbohydrates, 2% protein and 0.7% fat (table). In a 100 gram amount, fresh passion fruit contains 36% of the daily value (DV) of vitamin, 42% dietary fibre, B vitamin riboflavin (11% DV) and niacin (10% DV), 12% iron and 10% phosphorus (right table). No other micronutrients are in significant content.