What is the food that has the highest content of vitamin C? Many people would probably answer oranges, however this is not the right answer. The answer is guava fruit. The fruit that can be harvested from a guava tree is an exotic plant. Guava fruit is often blended for its juice or created into jelly. Even though the guava tree needs to be in certain temperature, but it can survive in many ranges of soils. However, as they will only survive in the warm weather, when it is the chilly winter time, they need to be protected from the frosts. This would be a great tip for those who grow them in the central and northern California.
There are different guava tree varieties. Among the most delicious ones are the tropical white, the tropical pink, Mexican Cream or Tropical Yellow, Red Malaysian and Lemon Guava. The tropical white guava is characterized with its white flesh. The flesh is sweet, aromatic and succulent. The skin is light yellow but you can also see some of them blushed with red.
As for the tropical pink guava, the flesh is pink. The flesh is both smooth and grainy. It can be mild but it can also be sweet. Unlike the tropical white, the tropical pink has green skin but overtime, it can turn yellow but the slightly darker yellow. These variant is very fragrant and you will know it if your neighbor has the tropical pink tree as you can smell it.
The third type is called the Mexican Cream or the tropical yellow. This guava tree called the Mexican Cream because it originates fromthe Mexico. The tree is upright and it can bear small to medium size guava fruits. The shape is rounder than the others. The skin is like the tropical white as they are both light yellow with red blush. The flesh color is creamy white and that is why they are called the Mexican cream. The taste is very sweet and the texture is just fine.
This is an excellent choice for dessert as they also have small seed cavity and softer seeds. The Red Malaysian on the other hand has red skin and pink to red flesh. This fruit is visually unique so that it is often used for ornamental purposes as much as fruits. The Lemon Guava is a yellow fruit. They are similarly to the strawberry guava, but they are larger in size. The fruit is very fragrant and has yellow flesh.
