Passion Fruit vs Starfruit – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

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

Why?

If there’s one thing this fruit is passionate about, it’s delivering nutrients!

In terms of macros, passion fruit has more than 3x the fiber, 3x the carbs, and 2x the protein, making it easily the most nutritionally-dense choice in this round.

In the category of vitamins, passion fruit has more of vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and K, while starfruit has more of vitamins C and E, yielding to passion fruit a 9:2 win here.

Looking at minerals, passion fruit has more calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium, while starfruit has more copper and zinc, which is a 6:2 win to passion fruit even before we take into account the margins of difference, which are also strongly in passion fruit’s favor.

In other considerations, passion fruit is also much higher in polyphenols, so that’s another round to passion fruit.

Adding up the sections makes for an overwhelming overall win to passion fruit, but by all means do enjoy either or both, as diversity is best!

Want to learn more?

You might like:

What’s Your Plant Diversity Score?

Enjoy!