Brooks Tropicals has added passion fruit to its premier line of tropical fruits and vegetables.
Grown in the Redlands farming area just south of Miami Florida, these passion fruits come in beautiful shades of pale-pink, red and lavender. Passion fruit grown in Florida are generally larger with softer skin and available year-round with volumes peaking in February, June and September.
Inside, the fruit has intensely aromatic yellow-green pulp wrapped around crisp seeds. Its juice has a rich and luscious taste that’s refreshing with a slight sweet and sour floral flavor.
Although it’s ready to eat when picked, the passion fruit will sweeten as it wrinkles.
Use a sharp knife to cut fruit in half lengthwise. Scoop out the contents. Eat fresh or strain pulp and seeds through a strainer or cheesecloth for juice.
Passion fruit nicely tops ice cream and yogurt in all its forms: frozen, plain, flavored or Greek. It can add a luscious taste to sauces, soufflés, desserts and juices. Its juice adds an exotic flair to papayas and apples.
Merchandising:
Ethylene Production/Sensitivity: High
Shelf Life: 14 days
Storage: 42°- 50°
Humidity: 85% – 95%
PLU: 4397
Cast count: 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 44
Net box weight: 6 lbs.
Pallet count: 126
For a passion fruit factsheet and recipes, go to www.brookstropicals.com/passionfruit /index.shtml
Source: Brooks Tropicals
