Passion fruit mainly enjoyed for its juice. It grows on vines in the South American tropics.
Ripe fruits are yellow or purple with hard shiny skin that wrinkles as it ripens. The sweet and tart, pulpy flesh is sharply aromatic and laden with crunchy, edible seeds.
Key vitamin in passion fruit include vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B3 (niacin).
Yellow and purple passion fruit are good sources of pro-vitamin A, niacin, riboflavin and ascorbic acid. Vitamin C in passion passion fruit is between 20 to 30 mg while 1,272 IU of vitamin A per 100 g of fresh fruit.
The fruit provides 1.5 mg of vitamin B12 per 100 g.
Lots of vitamin C and some vitamin A means better immunity and possible cancer protection. Passion fruit pulp is a good source of vitamin A. Research at the University of Florida support the fruit juice as a cancer fighting substance.
With some B vitamins and magnesium, passion fruit contribute to healthy skin, nerves and muscles.
Vitamins in passion fruit
