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Table 17.1.
Proximate and micronutrient composition of passion fruit and juice (per 100 g).
Raw, Purple
Passion Fruit
Juice, Purple
Passion Fruit
Juice, Yellow
Passion Fruit
Constituents
Units
Proximate
Water
g
72.93
85.62
84.21
Food energy
KJ/kcal
406/97
213/51
251/60
Protein
g
2.20
0.39
0.67
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.70
0.05
0.18
Ash
g
0.80
0.34
0.49
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
23.38
13.60
14.45
Fiber, total dietary
g
10.4
0.2
0.2
Sugars, total
g
11.20
13.40
14.25
Minerals
Calcium
mg
12
4
4
Iron
mg
1.60
0.24
0.36
Magnesium
mg
29
17
17
Phosphorus
mg
68
13
25
Potassium
mg
348
278
278
Sodium
mg
28
6
6
Zinc
mg
0.10
0.05
0.06
Copper
mg
0.086
0.053
0.050
Selenium (μg)
μg
0.6
0.1
0.1
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
30.0
29.8
18.2
Riboflavin
mg
0.130
0.131
0.101
Niacin
mg
1.500
1.460
2.240
Vitamin B
6
mg
0.100
0.050
0.060
Folate, total
μ
g
14
7
8
Choline, total
mg
7.6
4.0
4.0
Vitamin A, RAE
μ
g
64
36
47
β
-carotene
μ
g
743
419
525
α
-carotene
μ
g
0
0
35
β
-cryptoxantin
mg
41
23
47
Vitamin E (
α
-tocopherol
mg
0.02
0.01
0.01
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
μ
g
0.7
0.4
0.4
Source: USDA (2009).
pigments of passion fruit. This finding was corrobo-
rated by Leuenberger and Thommen (1972), identify-
ing additionally
Using
high-pressure
liquid
chromatography
for
separation
and
mass
spectrometry,
along
with
tradi-
-apo-8
-carotenal,
cryptoxanthin, auroxanthin, and mutatoxanthin. In com-
mercial
-apo-12
-carotenal,
β
β
tional
parameters,
for
identification,
13
carotenoids
were
conclusively
identified
in
yellow
passion
fruit:
processed
passion
fruit
juice,
α
-carotene,
β
-
phytoene,
phytofluene,
ζ
-carotene,
neurosporene,
β
-
carotene,
-carotene,
aurochrome, cryptochrome, and auroxanthin were reported
by Cecchi and Rodriguez-Amaya (1981), with the yellow
ζ
ζ
-carotene, neurosporene, lycopene,
γ
carotene, lycopene, prolycopene, monoepoxy-
β
-carotene,
β
-cryptoxanthin,
β
-citraurin,
antheraxanthin,
violaxan-
thin,
and
neoxanthin,
with
ζ
-carotene
predominating
-carotene as the principal pigment.
(Mercadante et al., 1998).
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