Nutrition
Amazing Benefits of Natures Gifted Fruit Guava
Is guava better for you than an apple?
Hi guys, hope you all are doing well!. Now I’m going to discuss how guava became the topmost fruit that we have to consume daily. In these corona days, people switch to eat nutritional foods to stay healthy. It's a good idea for all of us.
Good thing is that people are consuming a lot of fruits that help to boost the immune system. Most people prefer fruits like apples, pomegranates, and grapes, and other fruits because of their color, appearance makes us buy.
Although all fruits are good, taking a single fruit won’t have all the nutrients our body needs. There is one fruit, guava, that can cover most of all nutrients, more than any other fruit. It is rich in minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients. Below is the nutritional profile of guava per 100 grams.
What makes Guava special is that's growing this fruit does not require any pesticides or chemicals. It can grow even if we don’t take too much care. All other fruits are growing with pesticides and even for ripening some fruits after plucked, like mangoes, pomegranate, and oranges, are using such chemicals. Guava fruit is available in all seasons.
High Vitamin C in Guava
Vitamin C is well known for its antioxidant properties, as well as having a positive effect on the skin. It also boosts our immune system.
Guava contains lots of vitamin C when compared with fruits like oranges, lemons, apples, and other citrus fruits. We all believe that lemons contain high amounts of vitamin C. Can you guess that guava contains higher amounts of vitamin C than Lemons?. Lemons only contain 77mg of vitamin C per 100 grams, whereas guava contains 228mg per 100grams.
Vitamin C is necessary for the growth, development, and repair of all body tissues. It is involved in many body functions, including the formation of collagen, absorption of iron, the proper functioning of the immune system, wound healing, and the maintenance of bones and teeth.
It cannot be stored or produced in our body so we have to consume it daily from citrus fruits. 90mg of vitamin C is necessary per day. Guava is the best source of vitamin C as it meets daily requirements, by consuming just one every day.
Guava for Weight loss
Guavas are weight-loss-friendly fruits. Guavas contain very high amounts of fiber compared to many other fruits, such as apples and bananas. This fiber content in guava delays digestion and helps induce the feeling of fullness and satiety. When you feel full, you naturally skip going on other high-fattening foods.
Fibers in guava keep your bowels clean and regulate the secretions, detoxification, and cleansing of our digestion system. This results in healthy digestion and helps in maintaining weight. Fiber also helps to bind and removes cholesterol from the body. Guava can also provide a lot of nutrients that give you maintain your health status. Also, it is less in calories but energy is high. Digestion of guava can also burn more calories than it has.
Guava for diabetes
Most diabetic people have been advised to eat apples, but guava is the perfect fruit for diabetics. Guava's unique nutrition composition makes it an excellent food for a diabetic diet. Guava has a low glycemic index, which means it gets digested and absorbed gradually, which avoids a sudden rise in glucose levels. Being highly rich in fiber, it is considered great for maintaining blood sugar levels in check.
Having a low-calorie intake can also manage your weight, as we discussed in the above section. In this diabetic condition, excessive weight is also another common factor. Guava has low sodium and high potassium content. Having low potassium levels results in less insulin production, which causes high blood sugar levels. Many studies show that having low potassium levels in the body is more likely to get type 2 diabetes than those with normal potassium levels.
Guava for Thyroid
Guavas are beneficial in promoting healthy thyroid function, because it contains copper, which promotes the production and absorption of hormones. Copper, zinc deficiency can cause of hypothyroidism, which reduces metabolic rate and results in weight gain. It also contains potassium and other anti-inflammatory properties that improve thyroid function. Guava provides a good amount of copper, zinc, which helps to correct thyroid activity.
Guava prevents cancer
Guava’s antioxidant properties protect cells from oxidation, which can prevent cancer and tumor growth. Lycopene, vitamin C, and other types of polyphenols are the most important antioxidants in guava, which inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Guava fruit has been shown to prevent prostate cancer mainly in men and also prevents the growth of breast cancer cells.
Guava for better eyesight
In additional, guava fruit also contains Vitamin A that helps to boosts your eyesight. Vitamin A maintains a healthy, clear cornea and protects your eye cells. Vitamin C in guava also promotes healthy capillaries and maintains the proper functioning of retinal cells. Eating guava not only prevents bad eyesight but also prevents you from developing cataracts and muscular degeneration.
Some proven benefits of Guava
- Guava is an anti-stress agent, as it contains magnesium that helps to relax your muscles and nerves. After a hard workout, you need just one guava to relax. It helps to combat stress and provides energy to your body.
- Guava has a high amount of vitamin C and iron, guava can greatly boost your immunity protecting you from inflammations and infections. Guava is proven to prevent you from cold and viral infections.
- Guava contains strong antioxidant properties, that help to neutralize free radicals that can damage your skin cells. Those free radicals result in signs of aging like wrinkles, dryness, saggy skin, dull complexion. The vitamin C in guava stimulates the collagen and elastin that makes your skin firm and elastic.
- Guava also helps in treating constipation, as it contains high amounts of good dietary fiber when compared to other fruits. High fiber intake is highly beneficial to the digestive system.
- Guava is good for pregnant women, as it contains folic acid, vitamin B-9 which are essential during pregnancy.
Final Thought
So many people thought that Apple is an amazing fruit from sayings such as “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Is it really better than guava? Though it is called a poor man’s apple, it is superior to apples in terms of nutrition profile. Antioxidant concentration in 100grams of guava is about 500mg, in 100 grams of apples is about only 135mg. The fiber content in 100g of guava is about 5g whereas in apples it’s about only 2g. Vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin A, and all other vitamins and minerals are high in guava than apples.
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