Passion from Uganda - Passiflora edulis - the edible purple fruit of a kind of passion flower that is grown commercially, especially in tropical Africa. The passion fruit is a pepo, a type of berry, round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. The fruit is both eaten and juiced; passion fruit juice is often added to other fruit juices to enhance aroma.
In Uganda this fruit, deep purple in colour and shaped round and some slightly oval, it is pleasantly sweet and tart, are eaten whole but also used for making juice.
Available all year round with ability to meet any orders.
Packaging
Inaerated cartons weighing 6/8 kilograms depending on the buyers’ choice.
Minimum Order
Negotiable
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Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 22% carbohydrates, 2% protein and 0.7% fat (table). In a 100 gram amount, fresh passion fruit contains 36% of the Daily Value (DV) of vitamin C, 42% dietary fiber, B vitamins riboflavin (11% DV) and niacin (10% DV), 12% iron and 10% phosphorus .
