Passion fruit (fruit)

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A ripe passion fruit

The passion fruit (Portuguese: maracujá and Spanish: maracuyá, both from the Tupi mara kuya "fruit that serves itself" or "food in a cuia") is the fruit of a number of plants in the genus Passiflora.[1][2]

Description

Passion fruits are

round or oval, and range from a width of 1.5 to 3 inches (3.81 to 7.62 centimeters).[1] They can be yellow, red, purple, and green.[1]

History

The passion fruit was first introduced to Europe in 1553.[3]

Etymology

See also: Passiflora § Etymology and names

Maracujá

The Portuguese maracujá and Spanish maracuyá are both derived from the Tupi mara kuya "fruit that serves itself" or "food in a cuia".

Passion fruit

The term 'passion fruit' in English comes from the

passion flower, as an English translation of the Latin genus name, Passiflora, and may be spelled "passion fruit", "passionfruit", or "passion-fruit".[1][4] Around 1700, the name Passiflora was given by missionaries in Brazil as an educational aid to convert the indigenous inhabitants to Christianity: its name was flor das cinco chagas or "flower of the five wounds" to illustrate the crucifixion of Christ and his resurrection,[5] with other plant components also named after an emblem in the Passion of Jesus.[4]

Varieties

A variety of passion fruits at a market in Portugal

Well known edible passion fruits can be divided into four main types:

Uses

The fruits have a juicy edible center composed of a large number of seeds.[1] The part of the fruit that is used (eaten) is the pulpy juicy seeds. Passion fruits can also be squeezed to make juice.[1] It is also used in pastries and other baked products.

Composition

Nutrition

Passion fruit (granadilla)
purple, raw per 100 grams
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy406 kJ (97 kcal)
23.4 g
Sugars11.2 g
Dietary fiber10.4 g
0.7 g
2.2 g
Niacin (B3)
9%
1.5 mg
Vitamin B6
6%
0.1 mg
Folate (B9)
4%
14 μg
Choline
1%
7.6 mg
Vitamin C
33%
30 mg
Vitamin K
1%
0.7 μg
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Calcium
1%
12 mg
Iron
9%
1.6 mg
Magnesium
7%
29 mg
Phosphorus
5%
68 mg
Potassium
12%
348 mg
Sodium
1%
28 mg
Zinc
1%
0.1 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water72.9 g
Full Link to USDA Database entry
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[7] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[8]

Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 23%

niacin (10% DV), iron (12% DV), and phosphorus (10% DV) (table). No other micronutrients
are in significant content.

Phytochemicals

Several varieties of passion fruit are rich in polyphenols,[9][10] and some contain prunasin and other cyanogenic glycosides in the peel and juice.[11]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Morton JF (1987). "Passionfruit, p. 320–328; In: Fruits of Warm Climates". NewCrop, Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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  3. ^ "HS1406/HS1406: The Passion Fruit in Florida". edis.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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  5. ^ "Origin of the Name Passionfruit".
  6. ISBN 978-0-08-053087-1
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  7. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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  10. PMID 23027609
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  11. doi:10.1021/jf960381t
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