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With the name of passion fruit  is known to the climbing plant and your fruit. This fruit es typical of Ecuador, with the maracuyá fruit a Refreshing drink that brings benefits to the body. Passion fruit juice is easy preparation, the pulp of the fruit is used, which is very juicy and acid.

The passion fruit is very popular in the country of Ecuador, it is common for it to be used for the preparation of juice at lunchtime.

Passion fruit juice recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking: Ecuadorian

beverage

Servings: 4

Author Recipes from Ecuador.

Ingredients:

  • 1 kilo of passion fruit.
  • 1 liter of water
  • Sugar to taste.
  • Ice

Preparation

  1. take out the passion fruit pulp splitting the fruit in two halves and using a spoon to extract.
  2. Place the so-called pulp in the same blender and complete the rest with water.
  3. Blend on low speed for a few seconds to separate the seeds.
  4. strain to obtain seedless pulp and Mix with the sugar to taste.
  5. Serve with ice or store in the refrigerator.

Nutritional value of passion fruit

Quantity per 100 grams

Calories 97

Total fat 0.7 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Saturated degree acids 0 g

Proteins 2,30 g

Sodium 28 mg

Potassium 348 mg

Carbohydrates 20 g

Dietary fiber 10 g

Sugars 11 g

Football 12 mg

Vitamin C: 30 mg

Iron 1.6 mg

Vitamina B6 0.1 mg

Magnesium 29 mg

Nutritional properties provided by the passion fruit.

Passion fruit, typical fruit of Ecuador, is considered an important source of Vitamin A and C. This fruit also provides the body with minerals such as potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. It has carbohydrates and water.

How is passion fruit used and consumed?

The passion fruit, popular fruit of Ecuador, It has a strong, sour taste; this characteristic makes this fruit an excellent ingredient  to flavor different sauces.

El passion fruit is consumed fresh as fruit, riding a Juices, is also consumed as puddings, ice creams, jams, preserves

 Passion fruit medicinal properties

The passion fruit plant, the seed is used to benefit the skin, hair. It is also used to prevent some ailments or cure some imbalances that our health may present.

The dried plant is used for:

  1. calm anxiety, The insomnia.
  2. Heal stomach aches, pains headlong and also relieves pain
  3. The seeds have pectin, which allows soothe the cough
  4. Control period pains.
  5. The oil obtained from the seeds of the passion fruit is used in the skin care acting like anti-inflammatory, protects the skin, hydrates it and lightens spots.
  6. The oil gives shine to the hair, frees it from grease, and helps its growth.
  7. Improves the intestinal microbiota and relieves the constipation.
  8. Lowers cholesterol.
  9. Food that is recommended for people with high blood pressure.
  10. It has a small diuretic effect.

passion fruit amazonian

Fruit passion fruit is considered native to the amazon. It is a fruit from South America, it is located especially in tropical forests and also in the woods subtropical from the Amazon region.

The cultivation of this fruit has spread to Central America, also to African continent, riding a australian lands, the bittersweet passion fruit is also cultivated.

This expansion of the plant is due to its ability to adapt to different types of soil, climates and changes in weather conditions.

Depending on the place where it is cultivated, as a result of the different climates, and characteristics of the soils,  There are different types of passion fruit.

Passion fruit characteristics

Among the characteristics that can be highlighted of this fruit, which due to its flavor, is considered an exotic fruit, are:

  1. Shape: the shape of this fruit is ovoid or round. Its shell is thick enough to keep the pulp for a long time.
  2. The weight: the weight of the yellow passion fruit is greater than the weight of the purple one. This fruit can reach a weight of 300 grams.
  3. The size: these fruits can reach a length between 5 and 29 cm. long, it will always depend on the type of passion fruit.
  4. The color: shell color can be yellow or color purple,  the external part and the internal part is always colored Pulp depending on the type of passion fruit it will be orange, yellow, red, or greenish color.
  5. Flavor: flavor very characteristic of this fruit is bittersweet, like color and other characteristics may vary according to the species. Some sweeter, others more sour.
  6. The seeds: are from Dark color, black or gray. It is important to note that the seeds contain 10% protein and can reach up to 25% of different oils.

Ten benefits of passion fruit for our health.

Passion fruit, an exotic tropical fruit, is cultivated in regions with warm climates, South America, where it originates from. It also grows in India, South Africa and Australia.

La passion fruit provides health benefitsLet's list ten of these benefits:

  1. Contains high levels of vitamin, which allows us to affirm that it is characterized as a fruit with a healthy nutritional profile.
  2. antirust.
  3. Avoid constipation.
  4. It is low glycemic index
  5. Strengthens the immune system
  6. Healthy for the heart.
  7. Relieves anxiety.
  8. Maintains insulin levels in people with diabetes.
  9. Improves skin health.
  10. It prevents osteoporosis.

Other names by which the passion fruit is known

The passion fruit is a fruit that is known by different names in the American continent. Some of the names by which it is known are the following: little patch, with this name is known in Venezuela; with the name of Mburucuya it is known from Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina; passion fruit on the boricua island: Puerto Rico; With the name of passion fruit it is known in the Dominican Republic; granadilla it is called in Guatemala. Other common names that the passion fruit receives are pasionaria, passion fruit, passionfruit (English).

Some texts affirm that the passion fruit is not the same passion fruit, however, there are those who maintain that it is the same fruit.

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