If several years ago to find in shop fruit under the name passion fruit was a big rarity, then now it has much bigger popularity: passion fruit can be seen as a part of juice, yogurts, ice cream, tea, etc. and even on counters of supermarkets. And interest in useful and harmful properties of this product, its chemical composition and methods of application only grows.
Passion fruit is the fruit which is a fruit of a number of tropical lianas under the name a passionflower or a passionflower. Such plants most often meet in American (Brazil, Peru), Asian or Australian tropics.
Also passion fruit is grown up commercially in the conditions of subtropical climate to Transcaucasia. Because of one of names of a liana on which such fruits (passionflower) grow this fruit is called passion fruit.
Whether you know? In forests of Brazil it is possible to meet a large tree which received the name dairy pacifier thanks to ability to milk: if to pierce a tree, from it milk which people can drink will pour down. However at first such product should be boiled and diluted with water. A day one tree can give up to 4 liters of milk.
Fruits of a passionflower have the rounded shape which is a little wrinkled or a smooth thin skin (depending on a look and ripeness), light green, burgundy, orange, yellow or dark-violet color outside and, as a rule, pulp of flavovirent color inside.
We advise to study useful properties of such fruit as pomegranate, persimmon, pear, a carambola, tangerine, mangostin, a nectarine, an apricot, a guava, a quince, a pomelo, a lime, orange, a kiwi, mango, avocado, durian, dragon fruit and unab.
This fruit not really high-calorie will also be suitable for the use if you keep to a diet. Caloric content of passion fruit is 68 kcal. Power value: proteins — 2.4 g (about 10 kcal), fats — 0.4 g (about 4 kcal), carbohydrates — 13.4 g (about 54 kcal.). Power ratio (proteins: fats: carbohydrates): 14%: 6%: 80%.
Video: passion fruit Chemical composition:
- water;
- food fibers;
- vitamins of group A, E, B and C;
- calcium;
- potassium;
- hardware;
- magnesium;
- sodium;
- sulfur;
- chlorine;
- phosphorus;
- copper;
- zinc;
- fluorine;
- iodine;
- manganese.
Whether you know? In Japan, good quality fruit are a rarity therefore, for example, fresh ripe pineapple can become a magnificent gift for a holiday. In the country there are shops which specialization — ideal fruit not only on taste, but also on a look and a smell. However the prices in such shops rather big. For example, 12 ideal strawberries will cost the Japanese 80 dollars, and 3 small melons will cost about 400 dollars.
- tones up, gives energy (juice);
- saves from insomnia (sunflower seeds);
- strengthens immunity;
- removes nervous tension;
- helps to eliminate wrinkles;
- narrows a time, promotes recovery of natural complexion;
- restores elasticity of skin;
- promotes clarification of an organism from hazardous substances;
- helps with treatment of some diseases.
- this fruit helps to struggle with insomnia, uneasiness and nervousness which are so often suffered by pregnant women and of which it is necessary to get rid for health and normal development of the kid;
- passion fruit is a rich source of vitamins and minerals, so necessary for pregnant women;
- it is a source of potassium which helps with formation of cages in the child's organism.
Important! Passion fruit is strong allergen therefore it is better for pregnant women to taste at first it in small doses, watching reaction of an organism.
As for consumption of passion fruit when breastfeeding, during this period it is better to refrain from such exotic fruit. As the organism of the newborn is weak and very sensitive, it is better for nursing mother not to use the products able to cause an allergy.
Passion fruit — very juicy, it consists of juice for 40%. If you buy ripe fruit, its pulp will be sweet. Opinions on what the taste of such fruit is similar to, disperse: one from reminds a kiwi, to others — a ripe sea-buckthorn. Actually, in taste of this fruit it is also possible to feel notes of a wild strawberry, plum, an apricot, a gooseberry, a peach.
The thin skin of this fruit is not edible therefore in the homeland of passion fruit the process of its use in food happens as follows: the fruit is accurately cut (so that not to lose the most part of juice. For this purpose it is necessary not to cut fruit in half, and to around cut off a thin skin) and a spoon eat away pulp then the peel is thrown out.
To buy sweet ripe fruit, it is necessary to taste it to the touch: at immature passion fruit the thin skin smooth, a fruit firm, and here ripe fruit, as a rule, has a little wrinkled surface and can be soft.
Despite the good chemical composition and the huge list of useful properties of passion fruit, this fruit can do to some people harm. You should not use a fruit that who has the increased allergic sensitivity on something.
Also it is better not to give such exotic food to small children, even to those who are not inclined to allergic reactions as yet not created digestive tract of the child can react to such food it is unpredictable.
It is worth noticing that one of useful properties of passion fruit — its ability to cause drowsiness — can be for someone big minus of a fruit therefore it is better not to use this fruit in large numbers if you want to remain vigorous and full of energy.
Important! Sick diabetes it should be taken into account that if a long time to store passion fruit in the cool place, the amount of sugar in its structure considerably will increase.
This universal fruit in view of lack of accurate contraindications to its use is used as for treatment of a number of diseases and preparation of various dishes, and in cosmetology for elimination of problems with skin.
- problems with digestion, digestive tract diseases;
- bad metabolism;
- hyperthermia;
- liver diseases;
- problems with kidneys and urinogenital system;
- not normalized arterial blood pressure;
- asthma;
- migraine;
- problems with sight.
The fruit of an exotic tree is quite widely applied also in cookery. For example, it is possible to please the guests with a dessert in the form of passion fruit cottage cheese casserole.
- 300 g of friable cottage cheese;
- 250 g of soft skim cheese;
- 4 tablespoons of sugar;
- 1 egg;
- 5 fruits of passion fruit;
- 2 tablespoons of starch;
- half of a teaspoon of butter.
- Mix together two types of cottage cheese (friable and soft), add to them egg and sugar.
- Get pulp from three fruits and peel it from stones, leaving only juice. It is necessary to leave two more passion fruits then to decorate with their pulp baked pudding.
- Dissolve starch in fruit juice and add to mix of cottage cheese, egg and sugar. Well stir the turned-out dough.
- Oil a mold for baking and sprinkle with flour, lay out dough inside.
- Bake 30-40 minutes at 200 °C.
- When baked pudding is ready, let's it cool down, then cut on pieces and decorate with pulp from two remained fruit each of pieces. From above it is possible to add whipped cream and a leaflet of mint.
Passion fruit pulp can also become one of ingredients of fruit salad, ornament for almost any baked dessert or a top ping for ice cream. However opportunities of passion fruit are not exhausted only by desserts. Fish in coconut milk with vanilla and passion fruit — an excellent main course for a family dinner.
- 300 ml of coconut milk;
- 400 g of white fish;
- 2 passion fruits;
- 1 vanilla pod;
- salt.
- In a deep bowl mix pulp of one fruit with coconut milk.
- Add contents of a vanilla pod to the received mix.
- In well mixed mix pickle previously cleaned fish.
- Put the pickled fish in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
- Well fry thoroughly separate pieces of fish in a frying pan with a small amount of sunflower or olive oil.
- Well wash the second fruit, cut in half and decorate with it a dish.
Juice of passion fruit can become excellent addition to alcoholic or soft drinks, for example, it is possible to cook smoothie with mango and passion fruit for a breakfast in the summer.
- 1 mangoes;
- 0.6 glasses of vanilla yogurt (it is possible to buy or prepare independently);
- half-glass of the concentrated passion fruit juice (without stones);
- 1/4 glasses of water;
- 2 pieces of ice.
- Cut mango in cubes, peel passion fruit pulp from stones, leaving only juice.
- Mix all ingredients in the blender and mix to homogeneous mass.
- At will from above it is possible to decorate with icing sugar or a leaflet of fresh mint.
- tones up and moisturizes the skin;
- has the nutritious and refreshing effect;
- helps to cope with inflammations and irritations;
- interferes with appearance of wrinkles or reduces their quantity;
- has preventive effect against rashes.
In the cosmetic purposes also often use a linden, mustard oil, a sage medicinal, a spirulina, mint, a uterine milk, oats, a plantain, rosemary, chia seeds, a motherwort, ekhinatseyu.
Except that passion fruit is a part of a set of creams, oils and masks which we can see on store shelves, there are several recipes of masks for house preparation. A mask for reduction of quantity of wrinkles on the face. Components:
- 2 tablespoons of juice of passion fruit;
- two tablespoons of puree from banana;
- 1 tablespoon of corn starch;
- 1 tablespoon of almond oil.
- At first it is necessary to peel passion fruit pulp from stones, to mix with banana puree, starch and almond oil. To stir until mixture becomes homogenous.
- Previously having purified skin, to apply on it a mask with the help of a brush. It is possible to hold such mask on a face of 20 minutes till one o'clock.
- It is recommended to carry out such procedure of 7-10 times at an interval of one day.
Whether you know? Skin — the biggest body in a human body: it makes 15% of weight of our body and if to stretch skin of the average person, it will occupy the area of 2 square meters.
How to do and apply: A mask for food and moistening of skin.
Study features of preparation and use of house cosmetics on the basis of olive oil, ginger, a camomile, a girasol, a celery and beet for the person.
- one teaspoon of juice of passion fruit;
- one tablespoon of a plantain;
- egg yolk;
- one teaspoon of cocoa.
How to do and apply:
- To shake up an egg yolk with fruit juice.
- To crush previously dried plantain on the coffee grinder or to pound manually.
- To mix together all ingredients if weight turned out too dense, add to it some mineral water.
- Distribute a mask on a face a dense layer, you hold about 15 minutes, wash away warm water.
Mask from black dots and an acne.
- 2 tablespoons of juice of passion fruit;
- one teaspoon of henna;
- one teaspoon of a sage.
- Mix together all ingredients and stir before receiving homogeneous mass, in case of need dilute with mineral water.
- With circular motions put a mask on previously cleaned face.
- You hold a mask on face skin about 10 minutes then wash away warm water. It is possible to repeat the procedure once a week.
In spite of the fact that passion fruit — tropical fruit, it is possible to grow up it at home.
- Get seeds from fresh fruit and well dry them. Or it is possible to buy already ready seeds of a passionflower in specialized shop.
- Leave dry grains for 3 days in wet fabric.
- Plant seeds in the small pots filled with the flower earth or usual soil (on one in each pot to avoid problems with roots of plants). Powder them with a layer of earth in 5 mm.
- Put capacity to the warm place and wait for the first sprouts which, as a rule, appear in 10-30 days.
- Water a plant with fresh water in process of drying of the soil.
- As a passionflower — a liana, it is necessary to provide it a support that the plant could curl up and did not lie on soil.
- You can already receive the first fruits of passion fruit in half a year after landing.
It is better not to store fruits of a passionflower together with other climatic fruits. Optimum temperature of storage — is not below +7 °C (if temperature is lower than the specified figure, fruit lose ability to ripen and lose immunity to microbiological diseases). This fruit is sensitive to external bruises which can lead to the fact that the fruit will begin to decay.
Passion fruit — useful fruit which is widely used in cookery, medicine and even cosmetology. Thanks to its curative properties, passion fruit can help to cope not only with dry skin, but also with diseases of an urinogenital system, a GIT, migraine, asthma and other diseases.
Whether you know? During laughter the human face involves 17 muscles, and here when we frown, all 43 muscles of our person work. Therefore by scientists it is proved that the more the person smiles, the later on his face wrinkles will begin to develop. Gloomy people meet such trouble much earlier.
As among contraindications to the use of this product — only possible allergic reactions, passion fruit can be eaten almost with everything. And it is much simpler to make it if several passionflowers grow at your place, periodically yielding fruits in the form of juicy fruit.