Feijoa was discovered in 1815 in Brazil by the German botanist Friedrich Zell, and 75 years later, they were brought to Europe. The appearance of the first plantations took place in Georgia and Azerbaijan, Dating back to 1914.
The fruit pulp is sour-sweet, with a pleasant strawberry-pineapple flavor; pineapple guava is beneficial.
5 reasons to enjoy feijoas
- Iodine. Feijoa contains a record amount of iodine. One kilogram of feijoa contains from 2 to 4 mg, even more than in seafood. Besides, because the iodine in feijoa is water-soluble, it is easily digested.
- Vitamins and minerals. Green fruit is rich in various vitamins, especially of group B. the Regular use of feijoa in food helps to improve the nervous and circulatory systems; that’s why the fruit is widely used in diets. The vitamin PP, potassium, phosphorus, copper, calcium make feijoa fruit a real natural vitamin complex.
- Dietary characteristics. Even though guava contains natural sugar, and its calorie content is only 55 calories per 100 grams.
- Anti-catarrhal properties. In the feijoa, a lot of vitamin C enhances immunity and overall body tone. Immunomodulatory effects of emerald fruit proven by science, and the essential oils in linoleum, will quickly cope with the cold. Only a few pieces a day can successfully deal with vitamin deficiency and fatigue.
How to eat feijoa
Many people prefer to eat feijoa with a spoon, kiwi fruit. But peel feijoas no less useful than the flesh, so it is best to eat the whole fruit. It is rich in antioxidants that slow down age-related changes and has anti-cancer properties.
How to get rid of astringent taste? You can dry the peel to add to tea or fruit drinks. In dried form, it will become spicier, with hints of kiwi and mint. On the contrary, many like a kind of spruce flavor that is the fresh rind, and make jam from feijoa, without removing it.
What to cook from feijoa
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Get delicious and healthy drinks, products – smoothies, compotes, cocktails. Exquisite notes give this fruit in meat dishes. Performs well in baking. For example, you can cook crumble with feijoa and ginger to see for yourself. And finely chopped feijoa fruit adds freshness and zest to salads.
Meringue with pineapple guava
Ingredients:
- Egg whites – 4 PCs.
- Sugar powder – 200 g
- Sugar – 70 g
- Feijoa juice – 200 ml
Method of preparation:
- Protein whisk until white foam.
- Then, adding a teaspoon sugar, powdered sugar, and juice pineapple guava, acute whisk until stable peaks.
- Bake the meringue on parchment paper in the oven for 1 hour 20 minutes at a temperature of 100 °C.
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