Passion fruit (fruit) Passion fruit (fruit) The passion fruit is the fruit of a number of plants in the "Passiflora" family. Edible passion fruits can be divided into three main types: There's also sweet granadilla ("Passiflora ligularis"). Passion fruits are round or oval. They can be yellow, red, purple, and green. The fruits have a juicy edible center composed of a large number of seeds. The fruit is a source of carbohydrates, carotene, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, fiber, and protein. The part of the fruit that is used (eaten) is the pulpy juicy seeds. Passion fruits can also be squeezed
Giant granadilla Giant granadilla The giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine (Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (), ටං ටිං (), Passiflora quadrangularis, produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus "Passiflora". It is a perennial native to the Neotropics, having smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, containing numerous seeds, embedded in a subacid edible pulp. The badea is sometimes grown in greenhouses. The fruits of several other species of Passiflora are eaten. "P. laurifolia" is the water lemon and "P. maliformis" the