Passion Fruit

The most important variety of the passion fruit for the European market is the „purple granadilla“ (sold under the name passion fruit), cultivated in tropical heights and in the Subtropics (e.g. Australia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa). The fruit is round to roundish oval and has a diameter of 3.5 - 5 cm. During the ripening process, the fruit changes from greenish brown to purple violet. The orange yellow pulp has the most elegant and balanced aroma and it is eaten preferably fresh. South Africa also supplies a hybrid (cross) between the purple granadilla and the sweet granadilla, which looks similar to the purple granadilla, however it is larger and the skin shrivels less quickly.