Passion fruit - Maracujà - Granadilla

Also known as maracujá, it belongs to both the VII and the VI fundamental groups of foods - rich in vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and pro-vitamin A (carotenoids, retinol equivalents / RAE); also abound: water, fiber, fructose and certain minerals - for example potassium and iron (not very bioavailable). In the context of sweet sour fruits, the energy contribution of the passion fruit could be defined as medium. The yellow passion fruit contains small concentrations of cyanogenic glycosides.

The passion fruit is known abroad as: "passion fruit" or "passionfruit" (in English), "grenadille" or "fruit de la passion" (in French), "lilikoʻi" (in Hawaiian) and "mburukuja" (in Guaraní).