Sweet calabash | |
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Passiflora maliformis fruits | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Genus: | Passiflora |
Species: | P. maliformis
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Binomial name | |
Passiflora maliformis |
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Energy | 174 kJ (42 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.80 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dietary fiber | 3.63 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.45 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.20 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Water | 85.44 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2] |
Passiflora maliformis, the sweet calabash, conch apple, wild purple passionfruit, or sweet cup, is a smallish (5 cm or 2 in) passionfruit with purple, yellow or green skin and a greyed-yellow to orange pulp that is aromatically scented and flavoured. It is a fast-growing vine, growing best in somewhat cooler-than-tropical climates. The rind is particularly hard and tougher than most passionfruits. It is usually eaten fresh or used to flavour drinks. It is a native to the Caribbean, Central America and Northern South America.[3]