Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Health Facts of Passion Fruit

* Delicious, passion fruit is rich source of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins & fiber. 100 g fruit contains about 97 calories.
* The fruit is an excellent source of dietary fiber. 100 g fruit pulp contains ten.4 g or 27% of dietary fiber. Lovely fiber in the diet helps remove cholesterol from the body.
* Passion fruit is nice in vitamin C; provides about 30 mg per 100 g. Vitamin-C is a powerful water soluble anti-oxidant.
* Vitamin A is also necessary maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin-A and flavonoids helps to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
* Fresh granadillas are rich in potassium. 100 g fruit pulp has about 348 mg of potassium. Potassium is an important part of cell and bodies fluids help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
* Furthermore, granadillas are excellent source of minerals. Iron, copper, magnesium & phosphorus are present in adequate amounts in the fruit.

1 comment:

  1. this is interesting. i recommend markizza passion fruit juice on amazon. the taste is just perfect.

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