Guava is a fruit with medicinal properties and helps in many health problems such as diarrhoea, blood pressure and so on. Here are some facts about guava that you need to know.
- Guava usually grows to about 20 feet in height.
- Guava produces white flowers.
- Guava begins producing fruit for only 2 to 8 years after planting and produced fruits only twice a year.
- Guava contains 100 to 500 miniature seeds inside the middle of the fruit. However, there are some varieties that are seedless.
- Guava has a rich source of vitamin C, A and E.
- Guava is called the super fruit because it is said to contain four times more vitamin C than orange and three times more proteins and four times more fibre than pineapple. It is also said to have more potassium than a banana.
- Guava leaves are used as a black pigment in the textile industry
- Guava plant lives for not less than 40 years.
- Guava is the best weight loss aid.
Guava is tasty