Did you know if the content of vitamin C in guava (Psidium guajava L) is 98 mg per 100 g fruit, means the vitamin C content of guava, two times that of orange, which is only 49 mg per 100 g fruit, so that the content of vitamin C in the guava fruit enough vitamin C to meet the needs of adults who reach the 70-75 mg per day.

Guava also rich in fiber, especially pectin (water soluble fiber). among other benefits pectin can lower cholesterol by binding bile acids and cholesterol in the body and help removing. According to research Singh Medical Hospital and Research Center of Morrabad, India, shows that the guava can reduce the rate of total cholesterol and Triglyceride blood and blood pressure in people with hypertension.

Tanin sepat sense that the guava is also useful to facilitate the digestion and blood circulation. potassium is also found in fruit can increase the regularity heartbeat, muscle contraction activate, manage delivery of nutritional substances to the body cells. Consume guavas 0,5-1 kg / day for 4 weeks can reduce the risk of heart disease affected up to 16%.

In guava also contained many lycopen the carotenoid substances that have antioxidant activity, so useful in the body provides protection from attacks of several types of cancer, lycopen contained abundant in red guava fruit.