What is passion fruit? And the difference between egg yellow fruit!

Passion fruit, also known as egg fruit, passionflower, is a kind of fruit that can beautify and lose weight, especially in summer, many like to buy some to go home and drink with honey and lemon. What is passion fruit? What's the difference between yolk fruit and yolk fruit?

What is passion fruit?

1. Passion fruit is a herbaceous vine of Passiflora, Passiflora, Passiflora and Passiflora. The stem is thin, glabrous and about 6 meters long. It usually blossoms in June and bears fruit in November. The base of the flower is light green, the middle is purple, the top is white, there are 5 petals, the fruit is ovoid, and purple when mature, the flesh inside is yellow, and contains many black seeds, which taste sour.

2. Passion fruit, also known as passionflower, is a kind of aromatic fruit with complete color, aroma and taste, which is rich in vitamins, amino acids, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other elements, with the reputation of "king of fruit juice". Often eaten can reduce inflammation, detoxification, skin care, beauty, the effect of eliminating fatigue, so it is very popular with women, every summer, many people like to make fruit juices, jams, jellies and so on.

3. Passion fruit is a kind of tropical fruit, which is named because it is rich in the aroma of more than 100 kinds of fruit. it originated from the Amazon rainforest in South America. at present, it is planted in Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Fujian, Yunnan and other places in China, and the market price is small and expensive, about 10 yuan per jin.

What's the difference between passion fruit and yolk fruit?

Passion fruit and egg yolk fruit are very similar in shape, so many people think they are the same, but they are not. The specific differences between the two are as follows:

Difference one, different families and genera: passion fruit is a herbaceous vine of Passiflora, Passiflora, Passiflora and Passiflora; yolk fruit is perennial plant of Persimmon, Lemberaceae, yolk Fruit Genus and Vitellaceae.

Second, the appearance is different: passion fruit is ovoid, shaped like an egg, the surface is hairless, the color of the fruit is yellow, yellowish white or purplish red; the egg yolk fruit is spherical, the surface is smooth, and the pericarp is green when it is immature; when ripe, it gradually changes from yellowish green to orange-yellow, with thin peel and orange-yellow pulp like mango.

Third, the way to eat is different: passion fruit is generally not suitable for direct consumption. After half-cutting with a knife, scoop out the juice of the pulp inside with a spoon, then add honey, lemon, etc., together with water to drink, of course, it can also be made into jelly, jam, fruit juice, etc.; the yolk fruit peel is very thin, can be directly peeled off to eat, but the core inside has toxins, so it should be spit out when eating.

Fourth, the taste is different: passion fruit tastes sour and sweet, especially after eating with a variety of fruits, the aroma is very pleasant, while the black seeds inside can be eaten directly, after eating, there will be a strong fruit flavor; egg yolk fruit tastes slightly sweet, tastes like sweet potato and durian, smelling like egg yolk.

Generally speaking, passion fruit is a tropical fruit named because it is rich in the aroma of more than 100 kinds of fruit. it can not only drink with lemon and honey, but also make jam and jelly, and often eat beauty, detoxification and so on. Although it is similar to the yolk fruit, there are some differences between them in eating method, taste and appearance, so we should pay attention to the difference when choosing and buying. If not, we can identify them according to the above small methods.