Antioxidants

Passion fruit is rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that protects you from the damage free radicals cause, preventing premature aging and keeping your immune system strong. With 71 milligrams per cup, one serving gives you all of the vitamin C you need each day. It also gives you 10 percent of the folate you need. Vitamin C and folate are water-soluble nutrients that slowly become depleted after harvest. A freshly-picked passion fruit is more nutritious than one that has been stored and transported, so get passion fruit from a farmers market when possible.