(1) Eat it directly

First rinse the egg fruit with water, then use a knife to separate the egg fruit from the middle into two halves, and then use a spoon to gently cut the egg fruit into half. Just scoop out the pulp and eat it.

(2) Juice for drinking

Cut the egg fruit and take out the pulp inside. You can put it into a juicer and squeeze it into juice for drinking. You can also add sugar. Or honey for seasoning and stir evenly.

(3) Make tea and drink

Egg fruit can be used to make fruit tea. When making tea, put it into boiling water together with the tea leaves; you can also directly use boiling water to make juice and drink it , boil water first, then put the pulp of egg fruit into the boiling water. Generally, one egg is mixed with 200ml of water.

Extended information

Yellow egg fruit: The peel is bright yellow when mature, the fruit is large, round, and the star-shaped spots are obvious. The average weight of a single fruit is 80-100 grams. The juice content is high, up to 45%, and the pH is approximately equal to 2.3. Advantages: The yellow egg fruit grows vigorously, has many flowers, high yield, and strong disease resistance. Disadvantages: Only cross-pollination of different plants can produce fruit, and artificial pollination is required to ensure yield. It is not cold-tolerant and will die from frost. It has high acidity and light aroma. It is generally used as industrial raw material and processed into fruit juice. It is not suitable for fresh consumption. Identification: The tendrils are purple, the stems are obviously purple, and the skin is yellow when the fruit is ripe.

Purple egg fruit: The fruit is small, egg-shaped, with inconspicuous star-shaped spots. The weight of a single fruit is 40-60 grams. The juice has strong aroma and high sweetness. It is suitable for fresh consumption, but the juice content is low. average 30%. This variety is cold and heat tolerant, but has weak disease resistance, weak growth and low yield. Characteristics: The tendrils and twigs are green, not purple, only the mature peel is purple, or even purple-black.

Purple-red egg fruit: It is a hybrid variety of yellow and purple egg fruits. Features: The peel is purple-red with obvious star-shaped spots. The fruit is large and oblong in shape. The weight of a single fruit is 100-130 grams. It has strong cold resistance and disease resistance. It grows vigorously. It can self-pollinate and produce results without artificial pollination. The juice content is as high as 40%, the color is orange-yellow, the taste is very fragrant, and the sugar content is 21%. It is suitable for fresh consumption and processing.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Egg Fruit (Passiflora Passiflora)