Guava has great nutritional value

It is a fruit of great nutritious value. It has regular amount of mineral salts, like calcium and phosphorus. It's rich in vitamins. It closes high rates of vitamins A, B¹ (thiamine) and B² (riboflavin), and possibly also a regular proportion of vitamin B⁶ (pyridoxine). In vitamin C it has few rivals. Existing varieties have an average ascorbic acid content of 80 milligrams per 100 grams. Thanks to the discovery of the high content of vitamin C in guava, this fruit was used during the last world war as a supplement in the diet of allied soldiers in the cold regions. Dehydrated and reduced to powder, it had to increase the organic resistance against the affections of the respiratory apparatus. It is widely used in confection of guavas, sweet in syrups and jellies.