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Raw guavas are eaten out-<strong>of</strong>-hand, but are preferred seeded and served sliced as dessertor in salads. More commonly, the fruit is cooked and cooking eliminates the strongodor. A standard dessert throughout Latin America and the Spanish-speaking islands <strong>of</strong>the West Indies is stewed guava shells (cascos de guayaba), that is, guava halves withthe central seed pulp removed, strained and added to the shells while cooking to enrichthe sirup. The canned product is widely sold and the shells can also be quick-frozen.They are <strong>of</strong>ten served with cream cheese. Sometimes guavas are canned whole or cut inhalf without seed removal.Food Value Per 100 g <strong>of</strong> EdiblePortion*Calories 36-50MoistureCrude FiberProteinFatAshCarbohydratesCalciumPhosphorusIronCarotene (Vitamin A)ThiamineRib<strong>of</strong>lavinNiacinVitamin B3Vitamin G477-86 g2.8-5.5 g0.9-1.0 g0.1-0.5 g0.43-0.7 g9.5-10 g9.1-17 mg17.8-30 mg0.30-0.70 mg200-400 I.U.0.046 mg0.03-0.04 mg0.6-1.068 mg40 I.U.35 I.U.Source: www.wikipedia.org/guava-Diljeetkaur G. MakhijaFaculty, <strong>URICM</strong>, GandhinagarE-<strong>URICM</strong> 14

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