The fruit of health and children
Description:
Sweet passion fruit or granadilla belongs to the family of passion fruit. It has a circular shape, weighs between 110 and 125 gr, and has a diameter between 5 and 7.5 cm. The skin is strong, thick with a smooth orange color. The pulp consists of small black and edible seeds covered with a juicy, crystalline and jelly like texture. Its flavor is sweet and has a pleasant aroma.
Common name: Granadilla, sweet granadilla.
Nombre científico: Passiflora ligularis.
Gender: Passiflora.
Type: Fruto
Health benefits:
It stabilizes the nerves, since it works as a sedative or natural tranquilizer. Its juice is a digestive stimulant, which controls acidity and helps the healing of ulcers. It also relieves cough and fever.
Nutritional table
For every 100 grams of fruit, we find the following:
| Calories | 97 Kcal |
| Water | 72.93 g |
| Proteins | 2.20 g |
| Lipids | 0.70 g |
| Carbohydrates | 23.38 g |
| Fiber | 10.4 g |
| Sugar | 11.20 g |
| Calcium | 12 mg |
| Iron | 1.60 mg |
| Magnesium | 29 mg |
| Match | 68 mg |
| Potassium | 348 mg |
| Sodium | 28 mg |
| Zinc | 0.10 mg |
| Vitamin A | 1272 IU |
| Vitamin C | 30 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg |