Are there different varieties of passionfruit?

• The purple-skinned variety has a hard, smooth skin that begins to wrinkle as the fruit gets older and a yellowish pulp with black edible seeds.
• Panama passionfruit have a smooth purple-pink skin with a fragrant sharp-sweet, yellow-orange pulp with black seeds.
• A banana passionfruit has an elongated shape, with a smooth yellow skin and a delicious tart pulp.
• The yellow passionfruit have hard, dimpled, yellow skin and pale orange pulp speckled with black seeds.

Why are they good for you?
Although passionfruit isn't a variety of citrus, it is a source of vitamin C — which is important for maintaining a strong immune system and keeping your skin, teeth and bones healthy. It is actually higher in fibre (per 100g) than many other fruits, which is helpful for maintaining a healthy digestive system.

Passionfruit ideas?
Passionfruit is commonly used as a topping for ice-cream, cakes, sorbets, pavlova and is great in fruit salads. If you enjoy passionfruit, why not try one of the following simple and delicious ideas:

• Place fresh pineapple chunks, a few sprigs of fresh mint and some sliced apple in the blender. Blend until the mixture is fairly smooth; add crushed ice; pour into a tall glass and mix through some passionfruit pulp.
• Freeze whole passionfruit as a cool summer treat for kids to scoop out and eat.
• For a scrumptious dip, mix passionfruit pulp with light cream cheese or ricotta, and serve with seasonal fruit.

How do I best select and store passionfruit?
The best passionfruit are heavy for their size with smooth to slightly wrinkled skin. Avoid those with excessively wrinkled, dry looking or blemished skins. Passionfruit can last in a fruit bowl for up to 10 days or even longer if refrigerated.

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