guava

Tropical jelly fruit

Guava is a tropical fruit with green or yellow skin and pink or white flesh, typically eaten fresh or made into juice, paste, or jelly.

The fruit is fragrant and sweet, studded with small edible seeds.

Guava trees are cultivated throughout tropical regions: The guava trees in the backyard produced more fruit than we could eat.

fruit

pulp

Soft wet mass

unripe · edible · peel · skin · pink · white · yellow · seedy · orchard · harvest

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

  • tangySharp and lively-tasting
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie
  • aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling

fragrant · musky · floral · pungent · distinctive · perfumed · ripe · tropical · unique · pear-like

texture

juicy

Full of moisture

grainy · gritty · soft · firm · creamy · crunchy · seedy · moist · tender · dense

culinary

juice

Extracted fruit liquid

jam · preserves · chutney · candy · sorbet · smoothie · puree · dessert · pastry · bocadillo

nutrition

vitamin C

Essential water-soluble antioxidant

immunity · lycopene · dietary · healthy · low-calorie · nutrient · digestion · folate · superfruit · wellness

tropical

Caribbean

Tropical Atlantic region

Mexico · Brazil · Philippines · monsoon · humid · rainforest · equatorial · plantation · palm · island

Categories
Opposites
fruit category

guavaapple

Crisp tree fruit

citrus · orange · lemon · grapefruit · lime

climate/origin

guavaapple

Crisp tree fruit

pear · cherry · plum · cranberry · blueberry

Phrases
Family

guavas

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G