When you are trying to judge the freshness of passion fruit, it can look old and wrinkled before it is ready to eat.If you know what to look for and give it a try, you can find it.If you can't find one that's ready to eat this minute, you'll always be able to get one at home.
Step 1: By color, recognize mature fruit.
Don't eat green passion fruit.The less ripened it is, the better.This is true for all varieties.Fruit can be spotted by changing in color.Look for fruit that is purple, red, or yellow.Some will be a uniform shade and others a mix of colors.Some fruit may not change color at all.Green fruit that has fallen from the tree should be judged by other methods before being thrown away.
Step 2: Look at the skin's texture.
Unripened fruit can be spotted by its smooth skin.Ripened fruit can be seen by its wrinkling and wrinkling.Favor fruit wrinkled over wrinkled.There will be wrinkled fruit that has already passed the peak of freshness.
Step 3: Check for damage.
Small cuts and spots are normal and generally okay on their own.The fruit is soft and delicious.Since the fruit underneath is more at-risk to mold, check bruised areas for any cuts.There are portions that can be cut from the rest.Since you aren't eating the skin, the mold can be washed away.
Step 4: Allow fruit to fall on their own.
Don't pick fruit from a tree.Let gravity do the work.Due to their increased weight, ripe fruit will fall on their own.Unripened fruit may fall due to weather or if the tree is weak from dehydration.It's a good idea to double-check its ripeness before eating.
Step 5: Heavy fruit is a good choice.
Put it in your hand.Understand immature fruit by its weight.Favor people who feel heavier than you would expect.A mature passion fruit should be between four and eight centimeters in diameter and weigh between 1.2 and 1.8 ounces.
Step 6: Pick fruit that is firm.
The fruit should be squeezed very gently.When pressed, the skin should give a little, but still feel firm.It should be considered unripened if it feels rock-hard.It has passed its peak if it feels soft.
Step 7: Ripen in a room.
If you have fruit that is close to being there, give it a few days to mature.Leave it at room temperature, away from the sun.It will start to dry out inside if you don't inspect it daily.
Step 8: You can cut it open.
Don't eat the skin.To open it, use a knife.If you want to add it to another dish, slice it in half and use a spoon as if you were eating from a bowl.
Step 9: The fruit can be opened in the fridge or freezer.
It's a good idea to chill or freeze your fruit after you cut it open.Expect fruit to last a week.It can be stored in a high-quality freezer bag for up to twelve months.