Passion fruit is a popular fruit in many subtropical and tropical countries. Passion fruit has a delightful flavor which is used for favoring drinks or for blending with other juices. Passion fruit juice has two main varieties, the purple and the yellow types.
The juice of passion fruit has strongly intense and aromatic flavor with a soluble solids content of about 15%. The acidity is high with a brix/acid ration averaging 5 and a pH value of 2.6-3.2. Passion fruit juice ahs a higher starch content compared with other fruit juices.
Carotene and vitamins A and C are present in quite high quantities. Among the volatile acids identified in yellow passion fruit juice, octanic and hexanic were the principle compound.
Single strength yellow passion fruit juice is too strong for direct consumption. It is best reconstituted 1:3 or 4 with water for consumption.
The juices adds an excellent flavor to other products such as pies, cakes, sauces, salads and sherbets.
The fresh juice and concentrates produce refreshing mixers with alcoholics beverages such as gin, vodka and rum.
Passion fruit juice
