Guava
Pulp is extracted by commercial processing of properly Matured,
Sound, Cleaned and Ripened Pink and White Guava Fruits.The Guava
(Psidium guajava) is a round or pear - shaped tropical fruit
with a white, yellow or pink interior, which is fleshy and interspersed
with many hard seeds.
It would be difficult to find any place in India where the Guava
tree does not flourish naturally. The product Guava Pulp is obtained
by the commercial processing of sound, mature Guava fruit by
passing through 0.7mm sieve.
Guava pulp is used mainly for conversion into juices, nectars,
drinks, jams, jellies, Fruit cheese, fruit bars. Very frequently
people use Guava pulp to flavour ice cream, puddings and yoghurt.
It has good potential as commercial source of pectin.
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