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Strawberry guava (lat. Psidium cattleyanum) - woody fruit crop from the Myrtle family.
Description
The strawberry guava is an evergreen fruit tree, the height of which ranges from two to four meters. By the way, it grows very slowly. Glossy and leathery dark green leaves reach from 1, 6 to 6 cm in width and from 3, 4 to 12 cm in length.
The white tubular flowers of this bizarre plant smell very nice. All of them are endowed with five petals and rather long stamens. And you can enjoy the flowering of this culture from June to December.
The spherical fruits of strawberry guava are covered with lemon yellow, as well as purple or dark red skin (its color is in direct proportion to the variety), and their diameter ranges from two and a half to four centimeters, that is, they are about the size of Walnut. In fruits covered with yellow skin, the flesh is usually yellowish, and in fruits endowed with red skin, the flesh is always white, but slightly reddish closer to the periphery. Regardless of the variety, the pulp is always translucent and incredibly juicy, and it always has a strong strawberry smell. And a number of yellow-green varieties have a lemon flavor.
Where grows
Strawberry guava comes from Eastern Brazil, but now it will not be difficult to meet it in the culture of a number of South American and Central American countries, in Florida and Southern California, as well as in the picturesque Bermuda and the distant Bahamas and Antilles. There are plantations of this culture in India, Africa, the Philippines, as well as in Sri Lanka and in sunny Malaysia. And not so long ago they began to grow it in the south of France and in Spain.
It is noteworthy that for quite a long time it was believed that China was the birthplace of this exquisite plant.
Application
Strawberry guava is eaten fresh, and also juice is made from it, jams are made, jams are made and wonderful sorbets are prepared. It is also added to some alcoholic drinks and makes an excellent filling for baking from these fruits. It is important to take into account that the plucked fruits cannot be stored for a long time, that is, they must be tried to be eaten as quickly as possible.
This fruit is very rich in dietary fiber, carbohydrates, proteins, as well as the most valuable trace elements and all kinds of vitamins. They are especially high in potassium, which makes them a real find for people with kidney or heart disease.
Strawberry guava has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract and perfectly tones the body. Quite often, these fruits are also used in cosmetology - masks and hair balms with their addition perfectly help to eliminate hair stratification, and face masks help smooth wrinkles and rejuvenate the skin.
But in places where it grows, strawberry guava is often considered a harmful plant. The reason for this is its amazing ability to form such dense thickets that in order to uproot them, you have to make a lot of effort, because its roots go very deep into the ground. And after uprooting, this culture quickly recovers. In addition, it is endowed with the ability to release various toxic substances into the soil, and these substances gradually kill the sprouts of nearby plants. In biology, this property is called allelopathy.
Contraindications
Allergic reactions or individual intolerance are, perhaps, all that can be encountered when consuming the juicy fruits of strawberry guava.
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