Maracuja
Fruit
Fruit bowl
The maracuja is the yellow sister of the passion fruit. Its skin is yellow-green and leathery. Like passion fruit and pomegranate, the flesh consists mainly of seeds surrounded by a kind of jelly. The taste of maracuja is sweet, but somewhat milder than the passion fruit. Incidentally, a passion fruit is called maracuja in German. It is best to keep maracuja on the fruit bowl.
Preparation & storage
Storage
You can store maracuja at room temperature for a few days. They will keep slightly longer in the fridge.
Preparing
Cut the maracuja open and spoon out the flesh. The flesh looks very decorative on sorbet ice cream, cakes or desserts or as a garnish for meat dishes. The pulp can also be processed (strained) into juice.
Storage times
Fruit bowl: 3 days
Cleaning the maracuja
Cut the maracuja in half and scoop out the flesh.
Information
Portion size
Cultivation and season
Tip
Maracuja flavour
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 221 kj (52 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0.4 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0.4 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 5.7 gr |
| of which sugars | 5.7 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 3.3 gr |
| Protein | 2.6 gr |
| Salt | 0.05 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 63 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.12 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 23 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg |
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