Passion Fruit

Health Benefits:

Anti aging
Fights free radicals
Improves eyesight
Improves hair skin and nails
Increases immunity
Inhibits cancer cell growth
Prevents sinusitis
Promotes eye health

Nutrition:

Serving size: 1 fruit without refuse; Calories: 17; Fat: 0.1g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 5mg; Carbs: 4.2g; Fiber:2g; Sugars: 2g; Protein: 0.4g; Potassium: 1%DV; Vitamin A: 5%DV; Vitamin C: 9%DV; Calcium: 0%DV; Iron: 1%DV

Did You Know?

• Each cup of passion fruit contains about 25 percent of your recommended daily value of vitamin A
• Passion fruit is rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that protects you from the damage free radicals cause
• Passion fruit is a rich source of nonheme, or plant based iron

Ways to Eat:

• Juiced
• Raw

Farming Trivia:

• Passion fruit was introduced in Hawaii in 1880 but was first cultivated commercially in Kenya in 1933
• Today, passion fruit is grown in tropical areas throughout the world