Passion fruit (fruit): looks like, how to eat, what flavor?

Useful properties of passion fruit

The composition of passion fruit contains almost no fat, is dominated by protein and carbohydrates that allows the use of this fruit in your diet those who are concerned about their weight. The caloric value of 100 g tropical Goodies just 65-70 calories. But the benefits of passion fruit not only for diet food, it has many valuable properties.

Useful properties of passion fruit:

• Strengthening the immune system - vitamins and antioxidants in the fruit neutralize free radicals, conducting a kind of prevention of viral infection increases the body's resistance.

• Cancer prevention flavonoids, phenols, vitamins A and C have anti-cancer effect by activating white blood cells by eliminating free radicals.
• Prevention of ophthalmic diseases – even a small portion of regularly used passion fruit strengthen eye health, will serve as an excellent prevention of degeneration of the organ of vision, cataract and night blindness.
• Healthy skin, elimination of wrinkles, normalization of the condition of the epidermis – the masks and scrubs from this fruit are very effective thanks to the vitamin A in abundance contained in the composition of passion fruit.
• Good for the intestines – an abundance of fiber contained in this fruit stimulates the bowels. Digestion, combating constipation, elimination of toxins, balancing blood sugar – these properties of passion fruit effectively regulate the processes of digestion.

• Normalization of blood pressure– regular consumption of this fruit there is a pronounced vasodilator effect, which permanently normalizes blood pressure.

• Adjunct in cardiac pathologies – the abundance of potassium, copper, iron supports the heart muscle, improves blood circulation.

• Prevention of insomnia – the abundance of macro - andmicroelements in the composition of the pulp of the fruit helps to improve the condition of the bone, increase its density and strength. Recommended use passion fruit for the prevention of age-related osteoporosis, inflammation of joints, reduction of pain.

In addition, passion fruit relieves headaches and the symptoms of menopause, helps with insomnia, promotes the beauty of nails and hair, slows the aging process.

What is the taste of passion fruit?

In the stage of full maturity passion fruit is juicy and sweet, it is 40% juice. There are many opinions about what taste like passion fruit. It resembles a kiwi, some ripe sea buckthorn. Most often, the flavor yellow-orange flesh reminiscent of a mixture of flavors and aromas of strawberry, plum, apricot, peach, gooseberry. This fantastic blend leaves no one indifferent. To experience this bouquet, you need to purchase the ripe, heavy fruit with wrinkled skin.

How to eat passion fruit?

Dense peel of passion fruit is not edible, after eating they throw it away. In the homeland of this exotic plant pulp eaten with a spoon, picking it out of the halves of the fruit. To do it right, with the least loss of valuable juice, you need to make an incision in the peel of passion fruit in a circle, trying to make the cut so not to cut the fruit in half. After that, the halves separated with a quick movement, trying not to lose a single drop of refreshing juice. The seeds of passion fruit are edible, they are eaten along with the pulp.

The flesh of this fruit widely used in cooking in countries in its traditional cultivation. Add it to salads, mousses, pie fillings, sauces. Edible seeds of passion fruit in Brazil decorate pastries. It is believed that eating cake or a cake with this decoration, the person becomes calmer. Tonic the juice of this fruit drink not diluted, added to smoothies and other drinks.

Growing passion fruit at home

There are two types of reproduction:

• Seeds,
• With the help of cuttings.

For grafting you need to have an adult's a fruit plant passion fruit. The easiest way to get your own copy of seed multiplication. Planting material can be purchased in a specialty store, where seeds were likely sold under the trade name "passionflower" or extract of the ripe fruit on their own. The washed and dried seeds need to be decontaminated by rinsing them in a weak solution of soda or potassium permanganate.

Components of soil for growing the same calcined for one hour in the oven or 15-20 minutes in a microwave oven to prevent infection of tropical sissy fungal diseases to which she has no immunity.

The composition of the soil:

• Humus – part 1;
• Coarse river sand – 1 part
• Turf ground – 2 parts.

Place the seeds in nourishing soil, sprinkle a little ground, spraying water on the soil and covered with foil until germination. They will have to wait for a long time – at least a month. All this time the soil air, opening film, and contained in the wet state. You need to capacity, stood in a light place at a temperature below room temperature.

Care for passion fruit after germination:

• Location of plant – only in a bright place, devoid of drafts. If the plant is on the windowsill - either the window or the window open is not recommended.
• Watering only as necessary, after drying of the upper soil layer.
• Fertilizing every 15 days complex fertilizer, perfect fertilizer for tomatoes, welcome foliar spraying with stimulant type "EPIN", "Zircon" in accordance with the regulations.
• Support maracuja extremely necessary, because for several months this plant is able to completely cover your window aperture shoots. You need to consider that the plant was almost not able to grow if it shoots pointing down or tied with twine. The best option is a solid support in the form of trellises or a special grid.
• Transplanting is carried out in the phase of 3-4 real leaves from the same pot in which the plant will spend my life. If you do not have to replant passion fruit in this moment, later it will be technically harder to do because of the abundant vegetative mass of shoots.
• Pollination is carried out manually using a soft brush. The best time for this operation – the first half of the day, humidity should be less than 65%, otherwise the pollen loses its capacity for pollination.

With careful implementation of all technological operations of the first fruitswill please after the first year of cultivation of passion fruit. But even if that happens, exotic flowers and abundant greenery will be the pride of the grower.

Contraindications to the use of passion fruit

With caution should use this fruit to those who have experience of dealing with any allergic manifestations. Extremely rare, but still found idiosyncrasy of exotic fruits. It is not necessary to use passion fruit for the nutrition of children of early age. Even if the child has no tendency to Allergy, immature digestive tract of a baby can respond in the most extraordinary way.

Persons suffering from diabetes should know that during extended storage of passion fruit in a cool place in them significantly increases the amount of sugar. Special attention should be paid to thorough cleaning of the fruit, acquired in a trade network, so as to preserve the fruit during the transportation they are treated with wax and antibacterial drugs. It is desirable that these funds are not ingested during a meal.

The use of passion fruit will bring many benefits to consumers of exotic fruits. Its rich composition normalizes many body functions, has a positive effect on the skin, nails, hair, and the cultivation of this plant at home will bring a lot of pleasant experiences.