Sweet Grenadilla (Yellow Passion Fruit)

The granadilla originates from South America. Often confused with passion fruit, their taste and texture are very similar. The most noticeable difference comes from their outer appearance: Passion fruit are smaller, with a green skin that ripen into a dark purple. Granadilla are bigger with its skin turn yellow/ orange; Unlike passion fruit, its rind does not wrinkle and remain smooth when ripe. The seeds are high in fibre and the peel of yellow passion fruit contains a fibre called Pectin, which is capable of reducing insulin resistance.

Granadilla has a certain quantity of calcium, phosphorus, provitamin A, proteins, carbohydrates (our body breaks down carbohydrates into glucose or blood sugar as a main source of energy for our body's cells, tissues and organs). Plus granadilla also contains Piceatannol which helps improve insulin levels and hence prevent diabetes -Insulin is a hormone that helps our body use sugar for the energy it needs and then store the rest.

Granadillas are best during September to November