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Instacart guide to guava
You can access the Instacart app from your smartphone in minutes, and it's convenient and easy for beginners to use. You can order your favorite guava or guava products and get them delivered to your home on the same day. You can also pick up your order curbside at a retail store near you. When you get guava and other fresh produce through Instacart, an experienced Instacart shopper will choose your fresh produce and bring it to your residence on the same day! That way, you can help your day progress more smoothly and save some time.
About guava
Guava is a tropical fruit tree in the myrtle family. The fruits are berries, and they usually have many seeds. The trees are between 10 inches and 33 feet tall. They have spreading branches and thin, smooth, copper-colored bark that flakes off in spots, showing a greenish layer underneath it. The oval, dark green leaves are evergreen, and the fruit can be round, ovoid, or pear-shaped. Even though they're tropical fruits, they can survive short periods of time with temperatures drop below freezing.
Guava is native to Central America, and people also grow it in the southern United States, Hawaii, and Southeast Asia. Spanish and Portuguese explorers carried it from the Americas to the East Indies and Guam, and it arrived in Hawaii and Florida in the 1800s. It's a popular fruit tree for people's homes in many parts of the world, and people also grow it commercially. Wild guava can form extensive thickets called guayabales in Spanish, and some people consider it a weed. However, this wild guava produces a useful source of food for people who live nearby.
How to pick out guava
Guava is green, and it turns yellow as it ripens. It often has a pink tint, and the flesh is white, yellowish, light pink, or red. It has a juicy, acidic taste and a fragrant scent when it's ripe, and it can be 1 to 4 inches wide. The fruit should feel firm and be free of bruises or blemishes. Unripe guava usually lasts for about a week, and it's hard and gummy.
Ripe guava is good for one or two days, and guava ripens faster when it's exposed to more ethylene, one of the natural hormones that it emits. You can put your guava in a paper bag after you order it through Instacart to accelerate ripening.
Types of guava
Guavas with red or pink flesh are sometimes called dessert guavas, and they taste sweet. Red Malaysian guava also has fruits with red skin, reddish leaves, and pretty pink flowers. Strawberry guava tastes like strawberries, and it has a magenta color. People often make tea from the leaves, and they use the wood for fires or building furniture. Guavas with white or yellow flesh have milder flavors. Mexican Cream, also called Tropical Yellow, has a creamy texture that's ideal for smoothies. Yellow Cherry, Yellow Strawberry, and Lemon Guava have small, spherical fruits.
Guava Near Me
Buy your favorite Guava online with Instacart. Order Guava from local and national retailers near you and enjoy on-demand, contactless delivery or pickup within 2 hours.
FAQs about guava
Ripe guavas are delicious raw, or you can poach or simmer them gently in syrup. Puree the flesh to make ice cream, sorbets, or smoothies. Guava is high in pectin, so it's excellent for making jellies and jams. You can add a few guava slices to an apple pie for an interesting flavor, or you can use it to make a sauce for duck, goose, or chicken. Serve it as an appetizer with cream cheese, or add it to a conventional salad or a fruit salad.
The seeds are hard, but you can eat them cooked or raw. Guava juice is a popular drink in many parts of the world, and people use guava paste as a sauce. Guava syrup made from guava juice is a tasty addition to waffles or pancakes. In South Africa, people mix guava with cornmeal to make a type of breakfast cereal.
Guava is low in calories and high in nutrients, so it's an ideal choice for people who want to eat healthier. It contains vitamin C, potassium, and antioxidants. It can help prevent cancer, and heart disease, improve your immune system, and lower your blood pressure. It also has plenty of fiber to help your digestion. Guava seed oil is high in vitamin A, copper, zinc, and selenium, and it's often used in cooking. People often drink guava leaf tea or take guava leaf extract as a natural remedy for diarrhea, pain, dry skin, or acne.
With the convenience of the Instacart app, you can receive your guava order in as little as 2 hours! An experienced Instacart shopper will make the journey to the store for you so that you can spend more time relaxing with your friends and family members.