🟣 Purple Guava

Psidium guajava Purple guava is a variety of guava that has purple or dark reddish skin and often pink-to-purple flesh inside. It belongs to the same species as common guava but is a rare cultivar grown in tropical areas.

🌱 Key Characteristics

• Skin color: Purple, dark maroon, or reddish-purple

• Flesh: Usually pink to deep magenta

• Taste: Sweet, aromatic, slightly tangy

• Seeds: Small hard seeds like regular guava

• Size: Similar to regular guava

🍈 Nutritional Benefits

Purple guava contains nutrients similar to other guavas:

• Very high Vitamin C

• Dietary fiber

• Antioxidants (especially anthocyanins that give the purple color)

• Potassium

These antioxidants may help support heart health and immune function.

🍽️ How It’s Used

People eat purple guava in many ways:

• Fresh fruit

• Smoothies and juices

• Jams and jellies

• Desserts and fruit salads

🌍 Where It Grows

Purple guava grows best in tropical and subtropical climates, including:

• Southeast Asia

• Central and South America

• Some Pacific islands

In the Philippines, guava varieties are common, but purple guava is less common than the white or pink types.

✅ Fun fact: The purple color comes from plant pigments called anthocyanins, the same antioxidants found in blueberries and purple grapes.