Passion Fruit vs Persimmon – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing passion fruit to persimmon, we picked the passion fruit.

Why?

You may be wondering: “what is this fruit passionate about?” and the answer is: delivering nutrients of many kinds!

In terms of macros, passion fruit has a little more protein and a lot more fiber, while persimmon has more carbs. This means that while persimmon’s glycemic index isn’t bad, passion fruit’s glycemic index is a lot lower, which makes for an easy first round win for passion fruit.

In the category of vitamins, passion fruit has a lot more of vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, B9, E, and K, while persimmon has more vitamin C. For the record passion fruit is also a good source of vitamin C, with a cup of passion fruit already giving a day’s daily dose of vitamin C, but persimmon gives twice that. Still, that’s a 7:1 win for passion fruit here.

Looking at minerals, passion fruit has more copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, and zinc, while persimmon has more calcium and iron, meaning a third win in a row for passion fruit, 6:2 this time.

Adding up the sections makes for a clear overall win for passion fruit, but by all means enjoy either or both (passionately, even!), as diversity is great!

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Take care!