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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

General Information about Passion Fruit

• Scientific Name: Citrus aurantifolia
• Originated: probably originated in Paraguay
• Scientific name: Passiflora edulis
• Family: Passifloraceae
• Varieties: Several such as Yellow Passion and Purple Granadilla
• Yellow Passion: comes from the Amazon
• Purple Granadilla: comes from southern Brazil
• Tree: up to 15-20 feet per year
• Fruit: is round to oval in shape, 4-8 cm in diameter, average weight about 35-50 g
• Taste: sweet and tart
• Seasons: available year around
• Soil: requires well drained fertile soil
• Average life span: about 5-7 years
• Culinary uses: flavoring for food and drink
• Other uses: used in the preparation of sauce, jellies and syrups
• Storing: ripe fruit can be stored in the fridge for up to one week
• Buying: be careful for overtly mature fruit, such same abrasions on the fruit surface do not impact the quality of the fruit
• Treatment for: high cholesterol levels, cancer, constipation, coronary heart disease
Health & Nutrition Benefits of Eating Passion Fruit
1. Good for products that require pasteurization’
2. Reduce the growing of cancer cell
3. Rich source of antioxidant (water soluble and fat soluble)
4. Contains highly carbohydrates and sugars that can helps improving athletic performance
5. Possess protection of the heart’s function
6. Rich in dietary fiber that can removes cholesterol from the body
7. An excellent source of minerals, vitamins, fiber, and antioxidant
8. Rich in Vitamin C, which can to improves resistance against flu-like infections
9. By eating passion can make you feel more relax just because of its somniferous properties
10. Passion has high level of Vitamin A
11. Maintains mucus membranes also skin
12. Aids in reducing weight
13. Protection of lung and oral cavity cancers
14. Helps to keep an regularly of heart rate and blood pressure
Nutritional Value of Passion Fruit: 100 g
• Total Fat -1g
• Sodium – 28mg
• Total Carbohydrates – 23g
• Dietary Fiber – 10g
• Sugars – 11g
• Protein – 2g
• Vitamin A – 1272 IU
• Retional Activity Equivalent – 64 mcg
• Beta Carotene – 743 mcg
• Beta Cryptoxanthin – 41 mcg
• Vitamin C – 30 mg
• Vitamin E – 0.02 mg
• Vitamin K – 0.7 mcg
• Riboflavin – 0.13 mg
• Niacin – 1.5 mg
• Vitamin B6 – 0.1 mg
• Folate – 14 mcg
• Food Folate – 14 5.6 mcg
• Dietary Folate Equivalents – 14 mcg
• Calcium – 12 mg
• Iron – 1.6 mg
• Magnesium – 29 mg
• Phosphorus – 68 mg
• Potassium – 348 mg
• Sodium – 28 mg
• Zinc – 0.1 mg
• Copper – 0.086 mg
• Selenium – 0.6 mcg
• Total Fat – 0.7 mg
• Saturated Fat – 0.059 mg
• Monounsaturated Fat – 0.086 mg
• Polyunsaturated Fat – 0.411 mg
Steps to Make Passion Fruit Juice
- Select the passion fruit that is ripe ( soft and not hard)
- Clean it with fresh water
- Cut it into a half
- When seeing the gooey seeds, scoop the seeds also gooey out then place it in a blender
- Mix it with three times of the amount of water into the blender
- Then wait for 1 minute blending
- Place a strainer over a pitcher and pour out the contents into the pitcher
- Finally, add some amount of sugar as much as you like into the strong and a bit tart passion juice
- Enjoy it with the relax feeling

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