Fruits Apple Apricot Avocado Banana Blackberry Blueberry Cherry Coconut Cranberry Cucumber Currant Date Elderberry Fig Gooseberry Grape Grapefruit Guava Huckleberry Lemon Lime Mango Melon Mulberry Nectarine Orange Papaya Peach Pear Pepper, Green Persimmon Pineapple Plum And Fresh Prune Pomegranate Pumpkin Raspberry Squash Strawberry Tangerine Tomato

Guava The guava is called the apple of the tropics. It is native to tropical America, but has been dispersed throughout all equatorial regions. It Is grown in subtropical Florida and California, and the tree is a hearty one. The guava tree produces large quantities of fruit. The fruit is round, with a white or yellow skin and a pulp of the same color, although the pulp is sometimes crimson. It ranges from the size of a large cherry to that of a pear or apple. Benefits of Guava The guava is subacid and alkaline in reaction. It has a high vitamin C content, and also contains potassium, phosphorus, sulfur, and chlorine. It is good for the skeletal and lymphatic systems. Nutrients in one pound Calories 273 Iron 4.0 mg Protein 3.5 g Vitamin A 1,230 I.U. Fat 2.6 g Thiamine .23 mg Carbohydrates 66 g Riboflavin .21 mg Calcium 101 mg Niacin 5.1 mg Phosphorus 185 mg Ascorbic acid 1,065 mg

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