Passion fruit is native to South America and is named "passion fruit" because it can emit a variety of fruit aromas (such as apple, lemon, strawberry, etc.). Passion fruit tea is a beverage made from the pulp, juice or peel of fresh passion fruit through extraction, mixing and blending. It is often paired with honey, lemon slices, tea soup and other auxiliary ingredients, with a sweet and sour taste and rich fruity aroma.
What is passion fruit tea?
Passion fruit is native to South America and is named "passion fruit" because it can emit a variety of fruit aromas (such as apple, lemon, strawberry, etc.). Passion fruit tea is a beverage made from the pulp, juice, or peel of fresh passion fruit through extraction, mixing, and blending. It is often paired with honey, lemon slices, tea soup and other auxiliary ingredients, with a sweet and sour taste and rich fruity aroma.
Benefits of passion fruit tea
- Nutritional supplement: Passion fruit tea is rich in nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, which help to supplement the various nutrients needed by the body and maintain the normal functions of various tissues and organs of the body.
- Beauty and skin care: Vitamin C and other antioxidants in passion fruit tea help regulate the metabolism of pigments in the skin and promote the production of collagen, thereby achieving the effect of beauty and skin care.
- Promote digestion: The dietary fiber in passion fruit tea helps promote intestinal peristalsis, improve digestive function, and prevent and relieve constipation.
- Enhance immunity: Antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin A in passion fruit tea can enhance the function of the immune system and improve the body's resistance.
- Assist weight loss: Passion fruit tea has relatively low calories. Drinking it properly can accelerate blood circulation, assist in promoting fat metabolism, and help lose weight.
- Soothe the nerves and help sleep: The natural active ingredients in passion fruit tea can calm the nerves, improve sleep quality, and relieve insomnia symptoms.
- Promote metabolism: Passion fruit tea can accelerate metabolism in the body, help excrete toxins, and keep the body healthy.
However, it should be noted that excessive drinking of passion fruit tea may bring some adverse effects, such as excessive stomach acid, constipation, blood pressure, and increased blood sugar. Therefore, it is recommended to drink in moderation and adjust the amount of drinking according to your own situation.
How to make passion fruit tea?
Prepare ingredients:
- 2 passion fruits
- 1 lemon (sliced)
- 30g honey
- 500ml cold boiled water
- Ice cubes and mint leaves as needed
Production steps:
- Preparation: Cut the passion fruit in half and dig out the pulp, slice the lemon, and remove seeds.
- Mix: Put passion fruit pulp, lemon slices and honey into a cup, pour in cold boiled water and stir evenly.
- Seasoning: Add ice cubes and mint leaves, and add other fruits (such as watermelon, kiwi) as needed.
- Refrigerate: Unfinished fruit tea needs to be refrigerated, and it is recommended to drink it on the same day to maintain the flavor.
Features of fruit tea: low in calories and high in vitamin C, suitable for hot pot, barbecue and other heavy-tasting foods.
What kind of tea is suitable for passion fruit？
Passion fruit itself has a high acidity (pH value is about 3.5) and contains 136 aromatic substances, but it is not sweet enough. When we pair tea, we need to consider several key points: whether the tea can balance the acidity, whether the tea fragrance will be suppressed by the strong aroma of passion fruit, and the difference between hot and cold drinks.
From a professional perspective, the best partner is lightly fermented oolong tea. The milky aroma of Taiwan Jinxuan can wrap the sharp acidity of passion fruit, forming a smooth texture similar to yogurt. Experimental data show that the release of aromatic substances is 23% higher when Jinxuan tea soup is cold brewed at 4℃ and paired with passion fruit than when it is hot brewed.
The second is black tea, but be careful to choose honey-flavored tea such as Dianhong. Ceylon black tea has too much tannin and will be astringent, while the natural sweetness of Dianhong just compensates for the acidity of passion fruit. The test found that when 5% honey is added, Dianhong passion fruit drink has the highest palatability score.
If users want to drink hot drinks, Pu'er ripe tea is a dark horse option. The aged fragrance of ripe Pu can support the bold aroma of passion fruit, and tea polyphenols can also alleviate the astringency brought by passion fruit seeds. However, the water temperature should be controlled at 85℃ to avoid destroying vitamin C.
Flavor matching principles
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Tea type
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Adaptation principle
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Optimal ratio
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Flavor characteristics
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Lightly fermented oolong tea
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Milky Jinxuan oolong neutralizes passion fruit acidity
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Tea soup 70% + pulp 30%
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Tropical fruit milkshake feeling
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Jasmine tea
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Jasmine fragrance and passion fruit form a "double fragrance symphony"
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1:1 cold brew
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Fresh floral fragrance penetrates the sweet and sour
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Ancient tree raw
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Pu'er Tea polyphenols astringency balances fruit acidity, and aged fragrance supports the bottom
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Hot tea soup 60% + cold pulp 40%
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Wild jungle flavor
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Lemon black tea
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Citric acid enhances the brightness of passion fruit
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Black tea base + double fruit blend
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American holiday style
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