Guava

A tropical fruit tree (Psidium guajava) native to Mexico and Central America, spread widely through the tropics and subtropics after European contact and now cultivated across Asia, Africa and Latin America, with countries including India, China and Mexico among the largest modern producers. Its thin skin and abundant small seeds surround aromatic flesh that ranges from white to deep pink depending on cultivar, and the fruit is eaten fresh, juiced or processed into pastes, jellies and confections across many culinary traditions. The tree grows readily in a wide range of conditions and has in some regions become an aggressive naturalized plant outside cultivation, alongside its role as a widely grown orchard crop.