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Is passion fruit just Siraitia grosvenorii?
Passiflora is not a momordica grosvenori Passiflora, but the fruit of a dicotyledonous plant Passiflora. Siraitia grosvenorii is the fruit of a perennial vine of Cucurbitaceae.

First of all, passion fruit

Passion fruit (Passiflora delicious Simms. ), also known as egg fruit and love fruit, is called passion fruit.

Stems with fine stripes, glabrous. The leaves are papery, the middle lobe is oval, the lobes on both sides are oval and oblong, the lobes have curved glandular sharp serrations at the edges, and the outer tips have 1 angular appendages; The inner crown is wrinkle-free, the top is full or irregularly torn, yellow-green; Ovary obovoid, flat rod-shaped, stigma kidney-shaped. Berries are ovoid, hairless and purple when ripe; Seeds numerous, ovate.

Originated in the large and small Antilles, it is now widely planted in tropical and subtropical regions. Fruit can be eaten raw, and can also be used as vegetables and feed. If the fruit is juicy, add carbonic acid and sugar to make a fragrant and delicious drink (carbonated drink) or passion fruit pie.

Second, Siraitia grosvenorii

Siraitia grosvenorii, alias Lahan fruit, fake bitter gourd, naked turtle, golden turtle, Lohan watch and naked turtle, is known as "immortal fruit". Its leaves are heart-shaped, dioecious, flowering in summer and bearing fruit in autumn.

Mainly produced in Longjiang Township, Longsheng and Baishou Town, Yongfu County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Yongfu County and Longsheng County are the hometown of Siraitia grosvenorii, with a long history of cultivation. Among them, Siraitia grosvenorii has been cultivated in Yongfu County for more than 300 years, and in Longsheng County for more than 200 years. 90% of Siraitia grosvenorii in China is produced in Yongfu County and Longsheng County, and Siraitia grosvenorii is a precious local product of Guilin.

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First, the nutritional value of passion fruit

Passion fruit contains 17 kinds of amino acids, vitamins and carotenoids needed by human body, including very rich natural vitamin C. Every100g of fruit juice contains 34.6 mg of vitamin C, and is also rich in vitamins A, B 1, B2, etc. , and rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, various amino acids and other substances and trace elements.

Soluble solids account for 5%- 16%, and total acid content is 3.8%-4%, with moderate sweetness and sourness. It has high nutritional value, and it is used as raw material to make juice, fruit dew, jam and jelly with unique flavor.

Peel can be used as feed and pectin can be extracted. Roots, stems and leaves can be used as medicine. It has magical health-care functions such as diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, strengthening body constitution, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, lowering blood lipid and blood pressure, relieving fatigue, expelling toxin, caring skin and enhancing immunity. The fruit is rich in aroma, sweet and sour, and delicious. After eating, it can produce saliva to quench thirst, refresh the brain, stimulate appetite, promote the secretion of digestive glands and help digestion.

Second, the nutritional value of Siraitia grosvenorii

The fruits and leaves of Siraitia grosvenorii contain triterpenoid saponins, as well as a lot of fructose, more than ten kinds of essential amino acids, fatty acids, flavonoids, vitamin C and trace elements. Momordica grosvenori saponin, as the main component of Momordica grosvenori sweetener, is a sweet triterpenoid glycoside, and its aglycone is triterpenoid alcohol.

Cucurbitacin triterpenes are the main effective components in Siraitia grosvenorii, and they have the same aglycone structure. Except for a few, these substances in Siraitia grosvenorii are all sweet substances or slightly sweet substances. Among them, mogroside V is the main sweet component, which is non-toxic, low in calories, high in sweetness and good in thermal stability, and it is one of the substances developed as a natural sweetener.

Protein and amino acid Siraitia grosvenorii dried fruit contain 7. 1%-7.8% of protein. In its hydrolysate, 18 amino acids are complete except tryptophan. Among the amino acids determined, glutamic acid (108.2-13.3 mg/kg), aspartic acid (93.9-1/2.5 mg/kg) and valine (52.5-55.5).

Glutamate is a non-essential amino acid most needed by human body and an important raw material for the synthesis of glutathione. It can be seen that the nutritional value of Siraitia grosvenorii is high. Inorganic Elements There are 24 kinds of inorganic elements in the fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, among which 16 kinds of trace elements and extensive elements are essential for human body, and the elements with high content are potassium (12290mg/kg), calcium (667mg/kg) and magnesium (550mg/kg).

The selenium content in Siraitia grosvenorii reaches 0. 186mg/kg, which is 2 -4 times that of grain. Elemental selenium has a good effect in preventing and treating coronary heart disease, anti-aging and anti-cancer. Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet in taste and cool in nature, belonging to lung and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and is suitable for lung dryness, cough, whooping cough and thirst caused by lung heat or summer heat. In addition, it also has the effect of relaxing bowels.

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