Curuba

Banana passion fruit is the fruit of several plants in the genus Passiflora. They look like a straight, small banana with rounded ends. Curuba is a typical fruit of the cold zone, it grows well between 2,000 and 3,000 meters above sea level with temperatures of 8 ° C to 16 ° C. The pulp is firm, fleshy and with small black seeds. pulp color is yellow or orange. Its flavor is soft, pleasant, perfumed and slightly acidic, its pulp has a gelatinous consistency and a peculiar flavor, exotic and soft at the same time.

Curuba has a high water content. It is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and C. It belongs to the family of passionflower, like passion fruit, so it has sedative properties, soothing and is recommended to combat insomnia and nervous system problems.

It has hypotensive properties (decrease in blood pressure), antispasmodic and diuretic. Its consumption is advised in people with intestinal and stomach disorders.