Guava is the fruit of the guava tree. It belongs to the family of the Myrtaceae and is native to Tropical America, but has been dispersed wild in other tropical areas.
It is a tree that reaches between 2 and 7 meters in height. It has an erect trunk, very branched, with gray bark that flakes into small plates and shows spots.
n Venezuela, guava is a fruit that is consumed on a national scale due to its multiple benefits. It grows wild in the warm and sunny areas of the north of the country as it adapts easily to any terrain and climatic condition.
There is a great variety of this fruit: There are sweet, semi-acid and acidic. They are generally round in shape, yellow when ripe, with a bittersweet taste and a large number of small, hard seeds. It has a pungent odor and its flavor varies, depending on the species
Health benefits
Guava has a high nutritional value and properties that makes it one of the most important in the daily diet, as it contains calcium, phosphorus and vitamins C, B and A. For every 100 grams there are about 0.5 grams of substances antioxidants
It stabilizes the digestive and intestinal processes, since it has a high fiber content. It works as a natural laxative, favoring the excretion and cleaning of the intestinal system. If its leaves are eaten raw, as a vegetable, dysentery and diarrhea are reduced.
It has a high content of vitamin C, which helps in the formation of collagen, bones and teeth, red blood cells, promotes the absorption of iron from food and resistance to infections.
It is a natural anti-flu.
It contributes to a lesser extent other B vitamins such as thiamine (B1), indispensable in the use of carbohydrates and proteins, and the proper functioning of the nervous system; riboflavin (B2), essential compound for tissues to use oxygen properly as a fuel, and niacin (B3), necessary for tissues to metabolize carbohydrates and proteins efficiently to produce energy.
It contains provitamin A (carotenes), which favors the preservation of eyesight and is necessary so that skin tissues can grow and regenerate normally, and intervenes in the maintenance of the immune system.
It is so rich in nutrients that it is said that during the Second World War it was included in the provisions for soldiers, as it provided them with calories, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, fat, sugars, vitamins A and C, thiamin, riboflavin. , niacin, among other nutrients.
It is recommended to consume it raw and with peel, since cooked it loses up to 50% of its properties. The peel, although thin, has great nutritional value. The most important thing is that we can consume it as we wish. To show a button.
Genesis 1: 29-30
And God said: Behold, I have given you every plant that gives seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree that has fruit that gives seed; this will serve as food
Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up in the presence of all nations.
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