Guava
Guava is a plant in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) genus Psidium. It is native to Mexico
and Central America, Northern South America, parts of the Caribbean and some parts of
North Africa and also some parts of India. The guava tree is not big. It is about 33 feet with
spreading branches. The bark is smooth with green or reddish brown color. The plants
branches are close to the ground. Its young twigs are soft. It has hard dark elliptic leaves. It is
about 2-6 inches long and 1-2 inches wide. The flowers are white, with five petals and
numerous stamens.
Guava fruit, usually 2 to 4 inches long, is round or oval depending on the species.
Varying between species, the skin can be any thickness, it is usually green when unripe, but
become yellow or maroon when ripe. The flesh of Guava fruit is sweet or sour. The color of
the flesh may be white, pink, yellow or red, with seed in the central park of the flesh. The
seeds are numerous but small. In some good varietes, they are edible. Actual seed counts
have ranged from 112 to 535. Guava fruit is rich with vitamins A and C, omega-3 and omega
-6, gatty acids and high levels of dietary fibre.
Soursop
Soursop is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native
to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, and
northern South America, primarily Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela. Soursop is
also produced in all tropical parts of Africa, especially in Eastern Nigeria, The Plateau and
The Democratic Republic of Congo, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It is in the same
genus,Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family.
The flavor has been described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple, with
sour citrus flavor notes contrasting with an underlying creamy flavour reminiscent of coconut
or banana.
Soursop is widely promoted (sometimes as "graviola") as an alternative cancer
treatment. There is, however, no medical evidence that it is effective.
The plant is grown for its 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long, prickly, green fruit, which can
have a mass of up to 6.8 kg (15 lb), making it probably the second biggest annona after the
junglesop.
The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible, white pulp, some fiber, and a core of
indigestible, black seeds. The species is the only member of its genus suitable for
processing and preservation. The pulp is also used to make fruit nectar, smoothies, fruit juice
drinks, as well as candies, sorbets, and ice cream flavorings.
