Guava
Introduction
Scientific name: Psidium guajava.
Guavas are common tropical fruits cultivated and enjoyed in many tropical and subtropical regions.The fruit is soft when ripe with sweet musky aroma and creamy texture flesh. Internally, its flesh varies in color depending up on the cultivar and may be white, pink, yellow, or red. Ripe fruits have rich flavor with sweet-tart taste.
Nutrition Tables
Amount Per 100 grams Calories 68 % Daily Value* Total Fat 1 g 1% Saturated fat 0.3 g 1% Polyunsaturated fat 0.4 g Monounsaturated fat 0.1 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 2 mg 0% Potassium 417 mg 11% Total Carbohydrate 14 g 4% Dietary fiber 5 g 20% Sugar 9 g Protein 2.6 g 5% Vitamin A 12% Vitamin C 380% Calcium 1% Iron 1% Vitamin D 0% Vitamin B-6 5% Vitamin B-12 0% Magnesium 5%
Introduction
- Guava is low in calories and fats but carry several vital vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant poly-phenolic and flavonoid compounds that play a pivotal role in the prevention of cancers, aging, infections, etc.
- The fruit is very rich source of soluble dietary fiber (5.4 g per 100 g of fruit, about 14% of DRA), which makes it a good bulk laxative. The fiber content helps protect the colon mucous membrane by decreasing exposure time to toxins as well as binding to cancer-causing chemicals in the colon.
- Guava-fruit is an excellent source of antioxidant vitamin-C. 100 g fresh fruit provides 228 mg of this vitamin, more than three times the required DRI (daily-recommended intake). Flesh just underneath its outer thick rind contains exceptionally higher levels of vitamin C than its inner creamy pulp.
- The fruit is a very good source of Vitamin-A, and flavonoids like beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein and cryptoxanthin.
- 100 g of pink guava fruit provides 5204 µg of lycopene, nearly twice the amount than in tomatoes. (100 g tomato contains 2573 µg of lycopene).
- Studies suggest that lycopene in pink guavas prevents skin damage from UV rays and offer protection from prostate cancer.
- Fresh fruit is a very rich source of potassium. It contains more potassium than other fruits like banana weight per weight.
- Further, the fruit is also a moderate source of B-complex vitamins such as pantothenic acid, niacin, vitamin-B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin E and K, as well as minerals like magnesium, copper, and manganese.
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