Passion fruit (fruit)

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

{{See also|Passiflora#Etymology and names}}

The Portuguese {{Lang|pt|maracujá}} and Spanish {{Lang|es|maracuyá}} are both derived from the Tupi {{Lang|tup|mara kuya}} "fruit that serves itself" or "food in a cuia".

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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". 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, with other plant components also named after instruments of the Passion of Jesus.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bIIeBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA597|title=Passion-fruit; In: The Oxford Companion to Food (page 597; Ed. 3)|author=Davidson, Alan|publisher=Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK|year=2014|isbn=978-0191040726}}

Edible passion fruits can be divided into at least five main types:

• purple passion fruit (fruits of Passiflora edulis Sims)
• yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Deg.)
• sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis)
• giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis L.)
• banana passion fruit (fruits of Passiflora tarminiana)

{{Nutritional value

| name=Passion fruit (granadilla)

purple, raw per 100 grams

| kJ=406

| protein=2.2 g

| fat=0.7 g

| carbs=23.4 g

| fiber=10.4 g

| sugars=11.2 g

| calcium_mg=12

| iron_mg=1.6

| magnesium_mg=29

| phosphorus_mg=68

| potassium_mg=348

| sodium_mg=28

| zinc_mg=0.1

| vitC_mg=30

| riboflavin_mg=0.13

| niacin_mg=1.5

| vitB6_mg=0.1

| folate_ug=14

| choline_mg=7.6

| vitA_ug=64

| betacarotene_ug=743

| vitK_ug=0.7

| opt1n=Water

| opt1v=72.9 g

| source_usda=1

| note=[https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169108/nutrients Full Link to USDA Database entry]

}}

The fruits are mainly consumed and have a juicy edible center of many seeds. The parts of the fruit eaten are the pulpy, juicy seeds. Passion fruits are commonly squeezed to make juice, or used for pastries and other baked products, and as an ice cream flavor.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 23% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a reference amount of {{cvt|100|g}}, raw passion fruit supplies 97 calories and is a rich source of vitamin C (33% of the Daily Value, DV) and a moderate source of riboflavin and potassium (table). No other micronutrients are in significant content (table).

Several varieties of passion fruit are rich in polyphenols,{{cite journal |pmid=12568552 |title=Phytochemical composition and antioxidant stability of fortified yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) |vauthors=Talcott ST, Percival SS, Pittet-Moore J, Celoria C |journal=J Agric Food Chem |year= 2003 |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=935–41 |doi=10.1021/jf020769q|bibcode=2003JAFC...51..935T }}{{cite journal|title=Sugars, ascorbic acid, total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity in passion fruit (Passiflora) cultivars|vauthors=Devi Ramaiya S, Bujang JS, Zakaria MH, King WS, Shaffiq Sahrir MA |journal=J Sci Food Agric|year=2013|volume=93|issue=5|pages=1198–1205|doi= 10.1002/jsfa.5876|pmid=23027609|bibcode=2013JSFA...93.1198D }} and some contain prunasin and other cyanogenic glycosides in the peel and juice.{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/jf960381t|title=Identification and Quantification of Passion Fruit Cyanogenic Glycosides |vauthors=Chassagne D, Crouzet JC, Bayonove CL, Baumes RL |journal=J Agric Food Chem |year=1996 |volume=44 |issue=12 |pages=3817–3820|bibcode=1996JAFC...44.3817C }}

Passion fruit originates from South America, specifically from the region stretching from southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. The fruit has been cultivated since ancient times, primarily by Indigenous communities in these areas. It was later introduced to Europe in 1553 by Spanish and Portuguese colonists.{{Cite web|title=HS1406/HS1406: The Passion Fruit in Florida|url=https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/HS1406|access-date=2022-02-17|website=edis.ifas.ufl.edu|language=en}}

File:Maracuyá.jpg|Yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa)

File:Sweet granadillas (Passiflora ligularis) - whole and cross section.jpg|Passiflora ligularis fruit

File:Traffic-light Passion Fruit.jpg|Red, yellow, and green Passiflora edulis

File:Badea.jpg|Giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis L.)

File:Unripe passion fruit.jpg|Unripe common passion fruit

File:Starr-010423-0067-Passiflora tarminiana-fruit split open-Kula-Maui (24506246126).jpg|Banana passionfruit, Passiflora tarminiana

• Fassionola
• POG juice

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Category:Tropical fruit