Nutrition

The passion fruit requires specific nutrition in order to grow, and also provides us with a lot of nutrition (can be seen under Facts). Like all photosynthetic organisms, P. edulis requires a few key things in order to maintain its fruit-bearing ability. A few of these requirements include the following:  water, sunlight, and CO₂ . For the sake of simplicity, these three things are all used in combination to make two products: sugar and oxygen. Once these nutrients are obtained, the passion fruit will begin to grow until it is ripe.
                           
The postharvest life of a passion fruit is relatively short. Because of this, the fruit must be kept under optimal conditions until it hits the shelves. In one case study, it was found that when in an atmosphere of low oxygen concentration and an elevated carbon dioxide level (specifically, 5% O2 and 15% CO2), the passion fruit retained the most mass, color, vitamin C, and soluble sugars (Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos).

Now that we've covered several different aspects of the life style of Passiflora edulis, let's take a look at its reproductive strategies by going to Reproduction.

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