Limited healed scars are acceptable, but should make up less than 5 percent of the total surface, or less than 10 millimeters long and 2 millimeters wide. No fruit above the required color stage for shipment, maximum 75 percent color, is allowed. No signs of shriveling should be present at shipment. The stem should be intact. No sooty mold or residual flower parts should be found on fruit.
Most markets require the purple variety, although the yellow variety is acceptable to some buyers.
Round fruit are normally preferred to oval fruit. Uniformity in size and condition is essential for market acceptability. Sources of Technical Information Arjona, H. E. and F. B. Matta. Postharvest quality of passion fruit as influenced by harvest time and ethylene treatment. Arjona, H. E., F. B. Matta, and J. O. Garner Jr. 1992.