Fruit
Red Guava
A tier
Red guava denotes deep pink to red-flesh selections with intense colour for pulp and sometimes stronger sweet-tart punch. Skin may blush; interior can approach ruby. Perfume is full guava. Popular in tropical home gardens and some named cultivar lines. Process into vividly coloured paste and juice; eat ripe fresh over the sink. Stains more than white types. Fully soft ripe maximises aroma. Blend with white for nectar balance if acidity runs high.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Fresh MessyPasteRed PulpSmoothie
Traits
Colour IntenseDeep Pink-RedFull PerfumeMuskyPulp FriendlyRuby FleshStrong ColourSweet-Tart
History
Deep red-flesh guavas were noted as distinct market types.
Home tropics planted red guava for colour-rich fruit.
Pulp exporters specified red/pink grades for buyers.
Red guava smoothies rode tropical beverage trends.