Use only ripe plain guava as an occasional taste and skip sweetened products. Mash fruit thoroughly if seeds remain. Portions should stay small for sugar control.
Guava is a tropical fruit from small trees, sold fresh and used in juices, jams, desserts, and savory sauces. Ripe fruit has fragrant flesh in white, pink, or red with many small seeds.
Commonly blended into smoothies, cooked into paste, or reduced into syrup for pastries and candies. Bottled guava drinks may add sweeteners and flavoring.
The peel and seeds can be firm and harder to digest, especially in large pieces. Ripe plain flesh is the lowest-risk form. Guava paste is very concentrated and paired with sweet pastries or cheese.
