Guava White

Guava or Guava is a tropical fruit and is native to Central America. The color of the flesh is white or red. Here, the red variant has a sweeter taste and the white variant of the fruit has a neutral taste. The Guava is a pear-shaped fruit with a fragile skin that is colored a soft yellow and often mottled pink. The fruit contains a lot of edible seeds. Guava is often used for juices and jams and is very healthy. Because of this, the fruit is also known for its medicinal uses.

How does Guava grow?

Guava grows in countries with a (sub)tropical climate. Guava trees grow quickly and often produce edible fruit after only 2 years. Psidium Guajava is an evergreen tree/shrub that can grow 2 to 6 feet tall. The flowers of the tree/shrub are about 3cm in size and grow in the leaf axils of the plant.

Where can you buy Guava?

Guava can be bought in the Netherlands mainly in the Surinamese, Chinese and Turkish toko’s/supermarkets. Because the Guava belongs to the fruit category, you can often find it on the fruit shelf of the relevant toko or supermarket.

The taste

The flesh of the Guava is soft and tastes more sweet than sour. Because of its nice sweet taste, Guava is often used in different kinds of juices. In this process, the small seeds are edible which are located in the jelly-like mass within the flesh.

Nutritional value

The fruit is very healthy and contains a lot of Vitamin C. In addition, guava is rich in phytonutrients that have antibacterial effects. Eating guava can therefore make you less susceptible to the flu and colds. This is because Vitamin C is an important booster for the immune system.

Recipes

Guava is a popular piece of fruit with a fresh-sweet taste, making it ideal for use in smoothies, juices, salads and other recipes. Below we will explain 5 recipes:

• Stuffed pancakes with guava and raspberries
• Lemon ice cream with guava sauce
• Guava jam
• Mango Guava juice
• Guava paste

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