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Passion fruit
Fruit & berry· tropical fruit
What it is
Passion fruit is the fruit of Passiflora edulis, a vine native to South America.
What it tastes like
On the nose: fruity, pineapple, woody, rose. Among its measured molecules: Ethyl cinnamate, ethyl isobutyrate, trans-β-ionone, ethyl butyrate, geraniol.
What goes with it
- Parmesanboth carry ethyl butyrate, pineapplecite
- Red wineboth carry ethyl hexanoate, fruity berrycite
- Pineappleboth carry ethyl butyrate, pineapplecite
Salt and acid
Salt
0 mgAsian pear10 mgCinnamon100 mgFennel seed1,000 mgOlive10,000 mgFish sauce
Sodium 28 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 169108.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Passion fruit + Pineapple
both carry ethyl butyrate, pineapple (29 of 338 carry it)
- Passion fruit + Aged rum
both carry ethyl hexanoate, fruity berry (47 of 338 carry it)
- Passion fruit + Sweet orange
both carry ethyl butyrate, pineapple (29 of 338 carry it)
8 of 147 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
ethyl isobutyratearomaesterMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
among the aroma-active compounds identified in the paper's own halved-fruit and juice samples; grouped with ethyl hexanoate and ethyl butanoate under the 'fruity' odour descriptor — Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Results (aroma-active compounds differentiating halved fruit, Fig. 3); Table 1 row 1)ethyl butyratearomaesterreads as pineapple odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
one of only two of the three literature-recognised key aroma compounds actually detected in the whole-fruit headspace of purple passion fruit; the paper's own odour grouping calls it 'fruity' — Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Results, 'Volatile dynamics of fresh purple passion fruit'; Table 1 row 2)1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite
'the highest value of 2487.15 ± 341.76 µg/L was found for 1-hexanol' — the most abundant alcohol; alcohols were the second largest group at 31.4% of the aroma compounds — Niu et al. 2022, Foods (Results, 'Aroma Profile' (control passion fruit purée))isoamyl alcoholaromaalcoholMeasured in 43 of 338 ingredients.cite
354.46 ± 14.33 µg/L — the second most abundant alcohol after 1-hexanol — Niu et al. 2022, Foods (Results, 'Aroma Profile' (control passion fruit purée))ethyl hexanoatearomaesterMeasured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected in the whole-fruit headspace alongside ethyl butanoate; grouped by the paper with the 'fruity' odour descriptors — Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Results, 'Volatile dynamics of fresh purple passion fruit'; Table 1 row 4)geraniolaromaalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 26 of 338 ingredients.cite
among the aroma-active compounds the paper identified in its own halved-fruit and juice samples; odour descriptor given as floral, written in the text as 'trans-geraniol' — Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Results (aroma-active compounds differentiating halved fruit, Fig. 3); Table 1 row 5)Ethyl cinnamatearomaesterMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
among the aroma-active compounds identified in the paper's own halved-fruit and juice samples; the paper's odour descriptor for it is 'balsamic' — Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Results (aroma-active compounds differentiating halved fruit, Fig. 3); Table 1 row 8)trans-β-iononearomaterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
one of four ketones present in halved fruit and juice but NOT detected in the intact whole fruit; the paper calls it 'a key aroma compound of the pulp' and assigns it a floral descriptor — Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (Results, comparison of whole fruit, halved fruit and juice)
On file, no cited source yet ✳
These molecules are on record for it from the library's earlier sources. We are buying and requesting the papers; each one that lands moves its molecule up into the cited list.
- CID 10121terpenoid
- [(alphaS)-alpha-Cyanobenzyl]6-O-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar
- cyclohexene, 6-(2-butenylidene)-1,5,5-trimethyl-terpenoid
- ethyl valerateester
- 7,7',9,9'-tetra-cis-lycopeneterpenoid
- 2-heptanolalcohol
- 3-methylbut-2-en-1-olalcohol
- toluenehydrocarbonreads as sweet, pungent, benzene-like odor (PubChem)
- isoorientinflavonoid
- (R)-prunasinnitrogen compound
- matairesinolphenol
- 1,2-dihydro-1,1,6-trimethylnaphthalenehydrocarbon
- methyl butyrateesterreads as apple-like odor (PubChem)
- butyl hexanoateester
- 2-nonanolalcohol
- Prenyl arabinosyl-(1->6)-glucoside
- 2-nonanoneketone
- (2R,3S)-2-ethyl-1,1,3-trimethylcyclohexaneacid
- Benzyl b-primeveroside
- (2R)-2-phenyl-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyacetonitrilesugar
- 1-methyl-3H,4H,9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indolenitrogen compound
- isovitexinflavonoid
- 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
- 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
- KKUOJZVNLJCTPF-OYXWWQBHSA-Nterpenoid
- (2R)-2-phenyl-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyacetonitrilesugar
- (1S,3S,4S,6S,7S,8R,11S,12S,15R,16R)-15-[(1R)-1-[(2R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-4-propan-2-yloxolan-2-yl]ethyl]-4,6-dihydroxy-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecane-7-carboxylic acidterpenoid
- (3aR,7aS)-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-6,11,15-trimethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaen-2-yl]-3a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuranterpenoid
- 7',8'-Dihydro-psi,psi-caroteneterpenoid
- hexyl butyrateester
- acetaldehydealdehydereads as pungent, fruity odor (PubChem)
- acetoneketonereads as fruity odor (PubChem)
- (1S,3S,4S,6S,7S,8R,11S,12S,15R,16R)-15-[(2S,3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-4,6-dihydroxy-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecane-7-carboxylic acidterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid Bterpenoid
- 9,19-Cyclolanostan-28-oic acid, 1,3,20,24-tetrahydroxy-24-(hydroxymethyl)-, (1alpha,3beta,4alpha,24S)-terpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid Dterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid Iterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid IIterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid IIIterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid IVterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid Vterpenoid
- Cyclopassifloic acid VIterpenoid
- (1alpha,3beta,4alpha,16beta,24S)-1,3,16,20,24-Pentahydroxy-24-(hydroxymethyl)-9,19-cyclolanostan-28-oic acidterpenoid
- (1S,3S,4S,6S,7S,8R,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-4,6,14-trihydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecane-7-carboxylic acidterpenoid
- (1S,3S,4S,6S,7S,8R,11S,12S,14R,15R,16R)-4,6,14-trihydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecane-7-carboxylic acidterpenoid
- 9,19-Cyclolanostan-28-oic acid, 1,3,16,20,24-pentahydroxy-24-(hydroxymethyl)-, beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, (1alpha,3beta,4alpha,16beta,24S)-terpenoid
- (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl (1S,3S,4S,6S,7S,8R,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-15-[(2R,5S)-5,6-dihydroxy-5-isopropylhexan-2-yl]-4,6,14-trihydroxy-7,12,16-trimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.0¹,³.0³,⁸.0¹²,¹⁶]octadecane-7-carboxylateterpenoid
- JRBZRACFBGYSHE-LUGKKECOSA-Nterpenoid
- 9,19-Cyclolanostan-28-oic acid, 1,3,16,24-tetrahydroxy-24-(hydroxymethyl)-, beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, (1alpha,3beta,4alpha,16alpha,24S)-terpenoid
- JRBZRACFBGYSHE-YPKNOZLLSA-Nterpenoid
- Passiedulinsugar
- Linalyl oxideether
- 2-pentanolalcohol
- hexyl hexanoateester
- 1-butanolalcoholreads as dry, burning taste (PubChem)
- (+/-)-dihydroactinidiolidefuran
- isoschaftosideflavonoid
- butyl acetateesterreads as sweet (PubChem)
- harmalinenitrogen compound
- harmalolnitrogen compound
- 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-dotriacontatridecaeneterpenoid
- 2-pentyl butyrateester
- Neoamygdalinsugar
- schaftosideflavonoid
- lycopeneterpenoid
- violaxanthinterpenoid
- methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoateacid
- 3-mercaptohexanolalcohol
- apigeninflavonoid
- β-caroteneterpenoid
- neurosporeneterpenoid
- γ-caroteneterpenoid
- harminenitrogen compound
- cis-3-hexen-1-olalcoholreads as powerful grassy-green odor (PubChem)
- antheraxanthinterpenoid
- cryptoxanthinterpenoid
- neoxanthinterpenoid
- harmannitrogen compound
- beta-ocimeneterpenoid
- orientinflavonoid
- (3E)-3-hexen-1-olalcohol
- 2-heptyl butyrateester
- (E)-3-Hexenyl butanoateester
- (Z)-3-hexenyl butanoateester
- cis-3-Hexenyl hexanoateester
- (3Z)-ethyl 3-octenoateester
- altholactoneester
- (3E)-ethyl 3-hexenoateester
- cis-3-hexenyl acetateester
- (3E)-ethyl 3-octenoateester
- (E)-oct-3-en-1-olalcohol
- (Z)-3-octen-1-olalcohol
- (4Z)-4-hexen-1-olalcohol
- Megastigma-4,6(Z),8(E)-trieneterpenoid
- Benzyl beta-D-allopyranoside
- (3S)-1,1,3-trimethylcyclohexaneacid
- beta,beta-carotene, neo D-terpenoid
- ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoateester
- (alphaS)-alpha-(beta-D-Allopyranosyloxy)benzeneacetonitrilesugar
- all-trans-phytoflueneterpenoid
- secoisolariciresinol
- 3-(methylthio)-1-hexanolalcohol
- (R)-amygdalinsugar
- methyl acetateesterreads as pleasant odor (PubChem)
- (15Z)-phytoflueneterpenoid
- ethanolalcoholreads as burning (PubChem)
- L-Linalool 3-[xylosyl-(1->6)-glucoside]terpenoid
- 6-C-Fucosylluteolinflavonoid
- benzyl butyrateester
- phenethyl acetateester
- γ-octalactoneether
- ethyl propionateesterreads as fruity odor (PubChem)
- ethyl oenanthateester
- ethyl octanoateester
- methyl hexanoateester
- 2-pentanoneketone
- gamma-valerolactonelactone
- butyl butyrateester
- Heptan-2-yl acetateester
- 2-undecanoneketonereads as strong odor (PubChem)
- octyl acetateester
- benzyl acetateesterreads as pear-like odor (PubChem)
- hexyl propionateester
- ethyl acetateesterreads as fragrant odor (PubChem)
- n-heptaneacid
- hexyl acetateesterreads as sweet ester odor (PubChem)
- citronellyl acetateterpenoid
- (6E)-6-[(Z)-but-2-enylidene]-1,5,5-trimethylcyclohexeneterpenoid
- sambunigrinnitrogen compound
- phytoeneterpenoid
- Glucosyl passiflorateterpenoid
- piptosideester
- phytoflueneterpenoid
- (+)-mandelonitrilenitrogen compound
- Heptan-2-yl hexanoateester
- β-citraurinterpenoid
- Citrusin Csugar
- 15-cis-phytoeneterpenoid
Sources
- Fonseca Alexandre MA et al. 2025, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Niu et al. 2022, Foods