Minggu, 23 Agustus 2009

Guava

Guava (Guava, psidium guajava Linn) originated from Central America. These plants can grow well in lowlands and highlands. Generally planted in the garden and in the fields. Guava tree is a lot of shrubs branching, height can reach 12 m. The amount of fruit varied from a diameter of 2.5 cm up to more than 10 cm.



Cashew is favored by the general public who are soft and thick, fleshy, sweet, a little seed and large-sized fruit. Several types of unseeded guavas include Sunday Market guava, Psidium Bangkok, Palembang guava, guava breadfruit, cashew apple, guava juice, red guava and cashew brittle red.



Several types of guava are widely known include:

1. Sweet guava

Shape of a round tapering to the base, thin fruit skin and yellow when mature young. White flesh, many seeds. It was sweet and fragrant.

2. Guava guava deflated or milk

Form of round fruit with a pointed oval rather kepangkalnya. Her skin was thick and if the fruit matured slightly yellow color, white flesh, the seeds are not much, less sweet taste and fragrant smell.

3. Pomegranate guava

The shape of fruit and bermoncong dipangkalnya round, rather thick skin, red flesh, many seeds, sweet taste.

4. Guava Piit (sparrow)

The shape of small round, thin skin, ripe yellow fruit, white flesh sweet and fragrant.

5. Perawas guava

Oval shapes larger than type no. 1 to 4, a thick skin, ripe yellow fruit, red meat, seeds are not much, it was a bit sour, smells wonderful as usual pink.

6. Breadfruit guava

Large round, thick skin, yellow ripe fruit, almost no seeds, it was bland, sweet-smelling.



Among the various types of fruit, guava contains vitamin C which is the highest and contain enough vitamin A. Compared to other fruits such as oranges have vitamin C 49 mg/100 grams of material, vitamin C content of guava 2-fold. Vitamin C is very good as antioxidants. Most vitamin C is concentrated guava skin and outer flesh soft and thick. Vitamin C content of guava peak near mature. In addition to a reliable supplier of vitamin C, guava is also rich in fiber, especially pectin (water soluble fiber), which can be used for preservative gel or jelly. Other benefits of pectin for lowering cholesterol is the binding of cholesterol and bile acids in the body and helps expenditures. Research conducted Singh Medical Hospital and Research Center Morrabad, India showed guava can lower total cholesterol and blood triglycerides and blood pressure of essential hypertension.

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