Highly nutritious

Passion fruit is a good source of nutrients, especially fiber, vitamin C, and provitamin A. Single purple passion fruit contains:

• Calories: 17
• Fiber: 2 grams
• Vitamin C: 9% of the Daily Value (DV)
• Vitamin A: 8% of the DV
• Iron: 2% of the DV
• Potassium: 2% of the DV

Though this may not appear to be much, bear in mind that these values are for a single, little fruit with only 17 calories. It's a rich source of fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin A calorie for calorie. It's also high in plant chemicals that are good for you, such as carotenoids and polyphenols. According to one research, passion fruit has more polyphenols than several other tropical fruits, including banana, lychee, mango, papaya, and pineapple. In addition, passion fruit contains a little iron. Iron from plants is often poorly absorbed by the human body. However, the iron in passion fruit is accompanied by a high level of vitamin C, which is known to improve iron absorption.