Where is the magical food?

Passion fruit is a fruit native to South America. It is said that its juice can smell like apples, peaches, and many other fruits, so people call it "passion fruit." In China, passion fruit has a more popular name: egg fruit, because it is round and smooth on the outside, and its pulp is yellow, very similar to an egg. After being introduced to China, passion fruit is widely planted in many places in the south. So, is passion fruit expensive?

Passion Fruit Honey Tea

Passion Fruit Price

Although passion fruit is native to Brazil, it is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions after being introduced by European missionaries. After being introduced to our country, it has been successfully cultivated in warm areas such as Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan, and Taiwan. Moreover, passion fruit has high requirements for the growth environment and is easy to have a bountiful harvest, so the price is quite affordable. According to Ma Net Encyclopedia, a common passion fruit costs about 5 to 15 yuan per jin, making it a fruit suitable for daily consumption by the general public.

Therefore, if your financial situation allows, you might as well try these brand-name passion fruits, while ordinary people can also buy regular passion fruits that are equally rich in nutrition!

How to Choose Passion Fruit

Although the price of passion fruit sold in ordinary supermarkets is not expensive, money is not easy to earn. We always want our money to be worth it. If the passion fruit we buy after spending money is of poor quality, it's so frustrating! So, before buying, why not follow Ma Net Encyclopedia to learn how to choose passion fruit!

There are three tips for selecting passion fruit: look at the appearance, look at the pulp, and look at the flavor. Good passion fruits are uniform in size and have a darker color. Passion fruits grown in the mountains are generally purple, while those grown on flat land are dark red and slightly larger. Usually, passion fruits grown in the mountains are tastier; the pulp of a delicious passion fruit is deep yellow. If the pulp is light yellow, the taste and texture are not as good. Generally, passion fruits grown in the mountains have deep yellow pulp, and passion fruits grown in the mountains are tastier than those grown on flat land; a passion fruit must have three characteristics to be considered excellent: sour, sweet, and fragrant are the basic requirements to reflect whether a passion fruit is of high quality. If the fragrance is not rich enough, it means it's not that good.

Passion Fruit Jam

How to Store Passion Fruit

Passion fruit is not expensive, has a unique taste and rich nutrition, and can be prepared in various ways, so sometimes we buy a large quantity when it's in season. However, we can't eat too much at once, so how should leftover passion fruit be stored?

First, when buying, choose freshly picked passion fruits. Fresh passion fruits are well-shaped, without obvious external defects or protrusions, and the green color on the surface fades and gradually turns red. In a ventilated and dry environment, passion fruit can be kept for a week. At this time, the outer skin of the passion fruit will wrinkle, but the pulp and juice inside are still fresh. If you have a refrigerator, wrap each passion fruit with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator's chiller, it can be stored for a longer time, but the texture won't be as good when eaten.

In addition, after being stored for a period of time, the skin of the passion fruit will become dented. Some people mistakenly think that such passion fruits have spoiled and throw them away. This is actually a misunderstanding. As long as the skin is not damaged, a dented passion fruit has not spoiled; on the contrary, its pulp is sweeter and more fragrant.

Nutritional Value of Passion Fruit

In the fruit world, passion fruit is known as the "King of Vitamins," and its nutrition is very rich. According to tests, every 100 grams of passion fruit juice contains 15.2 grams of total sugar, 4 grams of total acid, 1.36 grams of protein, 1.22 grams of fat, 24.6 milligrams of phosphorus, 30 milligrams of calcium, 227 milligrams of potassium, 1.3 milligrams of vitamin A, 1.25 milligrams of vitamin B1, 70 milligrams of vitamin C, about 3% organic acid content, 17 amino acids, accounting for 20% of the total amino acids needed by the human body.

Passion Fruit and Snow Pear Honey Tea

In addition, passion fruit contains 165 substances beneficial to the human body, including SOD enzyme and super fiber. Among them, super fiber can enter very small parts of the human digestive system, performing deep-level cleansing and detoxification without damaging the intestinal walls. It has the effects of improving human absorption function, regulating the intestines, and strengthening the stomach. At the same time, it enhances digestive function and is also very helpful for relieving constipation symptoms. The fragrance of passion fruit is also a natural sedative, which has the effect of relaxing nerves and calming the mind, and can also be used to treat insomnia!

Niacin in passion fruit is essential for cellular respiration and participates in many metabolic processes in the body, playing a role in preventing pellagra and mental depression. Therefore, people who are under a lot of work and mental stress should eat it often.

How to Eat Passion Fruit

Squeezing passion fruit into juice is a favorite way to eat it for many girls. Many beverage shops will mix a drink called Passion Fruit Rock Juice. In addition, passion fruit can also be used to make jam, or for cakes, desserts, etc. Let's take a look at how to eat passion fruit together!

Passion Fruit Pudding

Ingredients: Milk, light cream, fine sugar, gelatin sheets, passion fruit juice, cranberries

Method:

1. Soak the gelatin sheets in ice water until soft;

2. Heat milk + sugar + light cream until the sugar dissolves, do not boil;

3. Squeeze the water out of the gelatin sheets and add to the hot milk, stir until melted, then filter;

4. Add passion fruit juice and cranberries, mix well, pour into a container, and refrigerate until set.

Mango and Passion Fruit Pudding

Honey Yam with Passion Fruit

Ingredients: Iron rod yam, passion fruit, maple syrup

Method:

1. Clean the surface of the yam, steam in a steamer for 10 minutes;

2. Peel, and cut into strips with a knife;

3. Place in a bowl, add passion fruit juice and maple syrup, and marinate for 3 hours before eating.