Peeling the Skin of a Guava Fruit

Some fruits like Rabutan, Orange and Longan must be peeled because their skins are not edible. The skin of the guava fruit is actually edible that it even contains higher amount of nutrients as compared to the internal flesh of the fruit. Thus, it is best advised not to peel the skin of a guava fruit unless you have some medical excuse or you simply don't like the taste.

In some cases, people who are suffering from diabetes are advised to peel the skin of the guava fruit before eating. This was due to the recent study that has been conducted wherein the scientist had proven that the skin of the guava fruit can increase blood sugar level for up to 97%. By peeling the skin and eating the internal flesh of the fruit, it can increase your blood sugar level by 27%.

How to Peel the Skin of a Guava Fruit?


There are many possible ways on how to peel-off the skin of a guava fruit. The most common method is to use a knife. Take note that a knife is a very dangerous tool and you are not advised to use it if you are not skilled enough to handle such tool. If this is the case then please ask an assistance to somebody who knows how to properly handle a knife.

With the use of a knife, you can start peeling-off the skin of your guava fruit at any side that you prefer. The most important part is to maintain peeling the skin of your guava fruit at 1 to 2 mm thickness. Beyond this measurement, you are losing plenty of health benefits that are to be provided by the fruit.

At first, you might not be able to peel the skin of the guava fruit that you are about to eat. Through practice and repeated attempts, you will soon be able to acquire the skill on peeling the skin of a guava fruit which can also be applied to any other fruits.

If you are too young that your parents won't allow you to handle a knife, you can use your teeth for peeling-off the skin of your guava fruit. But before you do, you have to make sure that the fruit that you are about to eat is thoroughly clean. This method will even clean your teeth from any dental plaques.

Knife and Peeler

Today, there are various kitchen tools that are now available on the market. Some of them are genuinely designed that makes peeling a certain fruit so easy. You don't even have to worry about accidentally cutting your self. For those who enjoy making juice out from various types of fruits, a multi-purpose blender machine can automatically do the peeling task for you. All you just have to do is to slice the fruits, put them into your blender then start the mixing process.

The guava fruit should always be eaten as a whole and it must never be peeled or you will be losing a lot of its health benefits. Although, some nearly over-ripe guava fruits will have some parts on them that starts to get rotten. This does not mean that the fruit is no longer edible. You can simply clean the rotten portion by cutting it off with your knife. This is the only possible exemption beside from those people who are suffering from diabetic disorder.

1 comment:

  1. My mother brought home unripe, yellow guava fruit. I've never tried them before & was curious. I sliced one in half & gave a whole one to my mother. I took a small bite of skin, flesh & a few seeds. I did not like it. Immediately the left inside of my mouth became hard cotton & rough. The inside of my left cheek started peeling away a layer of skin as if I scolded my mouth with a hot liquid. & my left side of my tongue became numb. Very strange? I've never been allergic to anything my whole life, but obviously assumed the seeds are poisonous. But what I just read that the seeds are harmless, clean teeth & have a high dose of pectin. Seems harmless to me. But in my case, I obviously had a strange allergic reaction.

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