Any fruit is good fruit.
Guava is also is a good fruit its scientific name is Psidium Guajava.
It is one of the most common fruits in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the
world. It can be used as an important resource for local communities with
potential for commercialization, boosting food and nutritional security. In
rural areas, Guava is used to supplement the daily diet or substitute exotic
fruits. The Guava fruits are can be used in
both by processing and fresh consumption. This crop fruits are have broad of
applications to life research of science, Bio-Pharmaceuticals and drug discovery
production.
Fruit
In Asian type of Guava fruits
containing large greenish skin With flesh mild flavor and low quantity of
seeds. The Guava
is a sweet, fragrant tropical fruit ranges in size from a small egg-size to
that of a medium apple. To eat raw, guavas should be very ripe. They make
excellent jams, sauces and preserves.
Tree
The Guava tree as a low
evergreen tree or shrub 6 to 25 feet high, with wide spread branches and downy
twigs. The branches are very strong and highly tolerant to high winds. The leaves are elliptical or blunt and oval 3-6 inches long
and feather-veined. The flowers are an inch or more
across, the calyx bell-shaped and splitting irregularly, the 4 to 6 petals are
white and the stamens are white with yellow anthers. The tree begins to
bear fruit within 2 years of planting and continues to bear fruit for 8-9
years, yielding at least 500 to 1000 fruits per year. It is very popular fruit in Bangladesh. The popular
varieties are Kanchannagar, Swaroopkathi, Kajipeyara, Mukondapuri, bari Guava.
Eating benefit
It can be used as an
important resource for local communities with potential for boosting food and
nutritional security. In rural areas, Guava is used to supplement the daily
diet or substitute exotic fruits. Guava
fruit can be eaten raw or ripe, fresh and processed. Generally
all the parts of a fruit and all fruits have not equal amounts of edible part. Within
the comparative consider of the vitamin C substance in different natural
produnts and vegetables, the percent of eatable parts of those must too be
considered.
The health benefits of
Guava fruit include treatment of high blood pressure, skin care, cough, cold,
diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, scurvy, weight loss etc. Many of us have enjoyed the gift of nature's delicious
fruit. Guava helps control diabetes, protect
prostrate, its Lypocene reduce the risk of cancer, bacterial infections. Guava
seeds contain some polyunsaturated fatty acids which are useful for the
treatment of excess cholesterol. The guava fruit is advisable for people to eat
for good health.
A list nutrient of Guava
fruit in each 100gm edible portion
Mineral
(gm) 0.7
Starch
(gm) 11.2
Energy (Calorie) 51
Calcium
(mg) 10
Phosphorus
(mg) 28
Iron
(mg) 104
Vitamin B1
(mg) 0.03
Vitamin C
(mg) 210