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Raw passion fruit is 73% water, 23% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a 100 gram reference amount, raw passion fruit supplies 97 calories, and is a rich source of vitamin C (33% of the Daily Value, DV) and a moderate source of riboflavin (10% DV), and potassium (12% DV) (table). No other micronutrients are in significant content.
Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Isthmus of Panama, where it was domesticated. [3] It has spread to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies and is now grown throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. [4] It grows rapidly and reaches 20 meters in height.
The açaí palm ( / əˈsaɪ.iː /, Portuguese: [asaˈi] ⓘ, from Nheengatu asai ), [2] Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree ( Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is ...
Dried fruit has a long tradition of use dating back to the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia, and is prized because of its sweet taste, nutritive value, and long shelf life. Today, dried fruit consumption is widespread. Nearly half of the dried fruits sold are raisins, followed by dates, prunes, figs, apricots, peaches, apples, and pears. [1]
The apple is a deciduous tree, generally standing 2 to 4.5 metres (6 to 15 feet) tall in cultivation and up to 15 m (49 ft) in the wild, though more typically 2 to 10 m (6.5 to 33 ft). [ 5][ 1] When cultivated, the size, shape and branch density are determined by rootstock selection and trimming method. [ 5]
Pacific Fruit Express. A former Pacific Fruit Express refrigerator car on display in Sebastopol, California. Pacific Fruit Express ( reporting mark PFE) was an American railroad refrigerator car leasing company headquartered in San Francisco. At one point, it was the largest refrigerator car operator in the world.
In case you missed it, Glen Powell is back on the big screen, this time in Twisters with co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones. The standalone sequel follows the original film Twister , which hit theaters in ...
Boston Fruit Company's "Golden Vale" plantation, Jamaica, ca.1894. Merged with United Fruit Company in 1899. The Boston Fruit Company (1885-1899) was a fruit production and import business based in the port of Boston, Massachusetts. Andrew W. Preston and nine others established the firm to ship bananas and other fruit from the West Indies to ...