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GRANADILLA

The fruit of health and children

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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:

Calories97 Kcal
Water72.93 g
Proteins2.20 g
Lipids0.70 g
Carbohydrates23.38 g
Fiber10.4 g
Sugar11.20 g
Calcium12 mg
Iron1.60 mg
Magnesium29 mg
Match68 mg
Potassium348 mg
Sodium28 mg
Zinc0.10 mg
Vitamin A1272 IU
Vitamin C30 mg
Vitamin B60.1 mg