Passionfruit is popular fruit in many subtropical countries. It can be cut in halves and the pulp scooped out and eaten fresh by itself or added to fruit salad, ice cream and fruit juice.
The fresh juice and concentrations produce refreshing mixers with alcoholic beverages such as gin, vodka, and rum.
Passion fruit juice have exceptional cleansing and healing virtues when made from fresh ripe fruit.
It acts as a mild laxative and protects the stomach lining. It also appropriate for those wishing to relax the nervous system.
Passion fruit juice and in particular, the edible seeds, are considered an excellent source of dietary fiber. On average, passion fruit contain about 10-16% dietary fiber.
Passion fruit also good source of vitamin C, containing between 20 and 30 mg of vitamin C and 1272 IU of vitamin A per 100 g of fresh fruit, as well as other vitamins in smaller amounts.
Vitamin C in passion fruit juice can give stronger immunity for the body and possible protection against types of cancer. It also has some vitamin B for healthy skin and nerves.
In juice processing, high quality passion fruit is often frozen in preference to thermal processing so the flavor remains intact.
Freezing is an expensive option as the the cost of storage increases with time, but the flavor of passion fruit is its main attribute and worth processing.
Passion fruit juice, water and sugar are blended together and heated to achieve a sugar concentration of 60-65%.
The best result ate obtained by preparing a high concentration (50-60%) syrup solution prior to adding the passion fruit juice/pulp to boiling syrup.
Passion fruit Juice
