When winter walks away and summer sets its foot in, a call for tropical fruits, and especially guava, is a must. A fruit with sweet, juicy pink or white pulp is obvious to fall in love with.
But are you one of those who throw away the seeds of guava? Well, you need to stop doing that. Do you know how many health benefits the seeds of guava have?
Read this article till the end to get complete knowledge about Guava seeds, how to consume them, their health benefits, delicious recipes and much more.
Are Guava Seeds Edible?
Yes, guava seeds are edible. In fact, every part of guava is edible- the skin, the pulp and the seeds.
Although the seeds have a hard texture, making them a bit uncomfortable to chew, their raw, sweet, and nutty flavours are heartwarming.
Apart from these, food and health experts count guava seeds as a food, so it is edible. Unlike some fruit seeds that are really hard to digest and can be fatal, guava seeds are fine to eat.
So, even if you’re a guava seed hater or you had confusion about whether to add it to your pallet or not, it indeed is a healthy and tasty food option.
How To Choose A Ripe Guava?
Guavas have two types of flesh- pink or white. Pink flesh determines the guava is ripened and has softer seeds than the guavas with white flesh, which are not entirely ripened.
Although, both are equally tasty. But if you want to have pink flesh and soft seeds in your pallet, you need to know how to select the perfect one.
A perfectly ripened guava usually has a greenish-yellow tint. The yellower the fruit, the riper it is. Ensure that the fruit is free from black spots or chips.
It may happen that sometimes you find a pinkish colour to the ripened guava. When you press it, it is soft, and you can feel the pulp on your hand.
You can also know whether your guava is ripe or not by the smell. It has a rich sweet fragrance that you can smell without taking your nose to it.
Ripening guavas at home
If you bought green, hard guavas, you can easily ripe them at home and store them at room temperature. You can also fix an apple or banana in a paper bag to fasten the process.
Store-bought guavas may contain wax (used to hold the ripening process), so you need to wash them to ripen fast thoroughly.
Once ripened, you can store them in your refrigerator and consume them within a couple of days or freeze the slices into a zip lock bag and use them within eight months.
How To Eat Guava?
There are a bunch of ways to consume guava. Choose your preferred method from the below-listed options.
As said earlier, it is no harm to eat the entire fruit.
You can also slice the fruit into pieces as we do to an apple and then eat it by sprinkling a pinch of salt over it or just as it is.
Some people don’t like eating the fruit’s rind; if you’re the same, then scoop the flesh of the fruit as we do to an avocado.
How To Eat Guava Without Seeds?
Now, some people also have made up their mind to not eat the seeds even after knowing that guava has so many health benefits and there’s absolutely no harm in consuming them.
If you’re one of them too, you can go for seedless fruit available in the market.
You can also remove the seeds from the fruit by using your hands or a toothpick and grind them in your smoothies or plant them.
Usually, pink-fleshed guavas have softer seeds than white-fleshed guavas.
Health Benefits
Guava is proven to have more Vitamin C as compared to oranges. It is a pack of vitamins, potassium, fibers and antioxidants.
Guava can help maintain insulin levels of the body and can prevent you from the risk of diabetes.
A prominent food for weight loss. It is very low in calories and has a lot of nutrients. So, a low-calorie healthy food for your weight loss.
It is also suitable for controlling blood pressure and reducing bad cholesterol, thus ensuring good heart health.
How To Use Guava Seeds Used In Recipes?
Many Guava recipes use the seeds of the fruit as well to add to the texture and taste. If you want to eat them raw then, follow the below recipes:
You can make guava juice by grinding the whole fruit along with seeds and strain the mixture if you don’t like the grainy texture of the seeds.
Adding Guava pulp along with other tropical fruits and drinking their blend can be a much more healthy and delicious option.
Seeds can be good for smoothies. It helps to give additional texture and flavour and makes it look appealing. The seed grind can be topped over the smoothie or just crushed altogether. Adding tapioca pearls can be a plus for your smoothie.
If you love the seeds of guava, you can top them on your chilled ice-creams and use them as a salad dressing too.
For making your morning salads more delicious, you slice a couple of fruits along with guava and add a dash of lime juice and salt.
Cooking Guava Recipes
Guava, being rich in pectin, can be good for making jams and purees to give a thick consistency. Just ensure that you grind the seeds separately and then add them to it.
You can also make sweet jars of guava jelly for yourself.
Add guava pulp, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, sugar and water in a saucepan and bring them to boil.
Let the mixture simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, then strain it.
Heat the mixture again for 40 minutes and let it cool afterwards.
Fill the jars with the mix and refrigerate. Have a fantastic sweet jelly from the amazing guava fruit.
When winter walks away and summer sets its foot in, a call for tropical fruits, and especially guava, is a must. A fruit with sweet, juicy pink or white pulp is obvious to fall in love with.
When winter walks away and summer sets its foot in, a call for tropical fruits, and especially guava, is a must. A fruit with sweet, juicy pink or white pulp is obvious to fall in love with.
