❶ Guava: Composition And Calorie Content

In our area, guava is a rare guest. Russian latitudes are not suitable for this heat-loving fruit, but in South America and Africa it is distributed in the same way as apples are here. Guava, by the way, is called a tropical apple, and also a storehouse of vitamins. It is even surprising how many nutrients this relatively small fruit contains. Location: Location:

Outwardly, guava resembles both a pear and an avocado at the same time - depending on the color, which ranges from pale yellow to deep green. The size of this fruit can also be different: from a tennis ball to the girth of an adult's palm. However, the taste and smell of all fruits of the guava shrub remains unchanged: sweetish and inviting. It is no coincidence that the ancient Spaniards-conquistadors, being for the first time in Peru and feeling an unusual aroma, decided that they had gone straight to paradise.

Guava can really be called a paradise fruit: it is suitable for those who look after their health and shape. There are only 70 calories in 100 grams of guava. Of course, this is more than in a cucumber or apple, but the benefits are double. The proof is at least the fact that in European countries, guava juice is in the mandatory diet of young children and pregnant women. And in the Soviet Union, despite the total shortage, in kindergartens, kids were sometimes given exotic thick juice with an unusual and sweet taste of guava …

What is so special about these fruits? First, a set of vitamins. Only the amount of vitamin C in guava is 240 milligrams per 100 grams of the product, which is five times more than in an orange. Due to such saturation with vitamin C, doctors recommend guava to patients to raise their vitality. Also, guava is a storehouse of vitamins B, K and A, which ensure the normal functioning of the nervous system, strengthen the skeletal system. Among other substances that this fruit is rich in are calcium, iron, phosphorus. All of them are essential in the daily human diet.

Interestingly, the composition of vitamins, minerals and trace elements in guava fruits directly depends on their variety and color. So, if the fruit is pale, then it is saturated with vitamin C. If, on the contrary, it is bright, it contains polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6. By the way, there are even more nutrients in the guava peel than in the pulp, therefore, cooks advise to use mature fruits with a pronounced aroma without peeling.

Unfortunately, today in Russia guava has not yet gained such popularity as kiwi, avocado or even mango. More often you can find a drink from this fruit than the fruit itself. However, in cooking, guava goes far beyond juice alone. They make jelly from it, because it contains a lot of pectin (as well as apples), baked in pies, make jam … In summer, in hot countries, a drink made from ice cream with guava pulp whipped in a shaker is very popular.