Fruits

Substitutes for Passion Fruit in gelato

Passion fruit (maracuja) is an intensely aromatic, highly acidic tropical fruit whose strained juice/puree carries about 13-15% sugars split roughly evenly between sucrose, glucose and fructose. In gelato it acts as a powerful flavor and a strong softener of texture. If you're out of passion fruit or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

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