1, edible
Guava taste sweet and juicy, smooth flesh, heart less seedless, often eat can replenish the human body lack of nutrients, can be strong and healthy to improve physical fitness. Compared to apples, guava contains 38% less fat and 42% fewer calories.
Guava is also widely used in the food processing industry, the main purpose is to increase the content of vitamin C in food, so that the nutrition of food can be strengthened and improved.
Guava can be done both as a fresh fruit to eat raw or boiled, boiled guava can be made into jams, jellies, chutneys and other various sauces. Adding guava to sauces, fruit salads, pies, puddings, ice cream, yogurt, and certain beverages can also add flavor. Guava can be eaten with or without the skin, but the fruit should be cut in half before eating, and can be added according to culinary needs.
2, nutrition
Guava itself is rich in nutrients, including protein and vitamin C content is particularly high, but also contains vitamins A, B and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium. Guava is also rich in dietary fiber, carotene, fat and other nutrients. In addition guava contains fructose, sucrose, amino acids and other nutrients.
3, medicinal
Leaves, fruit: sweet, astringent, flat. Astringent diarrhea, stop bleeding. For diarrhea, dysentery, pediatric indigestion. Fresh leaves: used externally for bruises, traumatic bleeding, polycarbonate sores for a long time. p>Guava benefits
1, guava can improve the symptoms of pain, during menstruation women have pain, you can eat a small amount of guava, because guava is a hot fruit, and will not aggravate the phenomenon of menstrual pain.
2, guava has a strong antioxidant effect, because guava contains very much lycopene, can be the body of the garbage out, can play a role in the detoxification, female friends can drink more guava juice.
3, guava is also contains a lot of fiber, can clean up human intestinal garbage, but also to prevent constipation. Eating guava in winter is particularly suitable.
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