Granadilla (Sweet Passion Fruit)

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The passion fruit and granadilla is the fruit of several plants in the genus Passiflora. It is native to subtropical regions of South America from southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. The fruit is eaten for its pulp and seeds, and as a juice. The name passion fruit derives from 18th century Christian missionaries who interpreted the flower as a religious symbol. The passion fruit spread throughout Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, and South America throughout the 1800s and 1900s.