Guava from Humen

Guava from Humen

　　Guava from Humen is one of the rare and premium fruit varieties in our province. It boasts excellent fruit quality, soft and smooth flesh, a uniquely fragrant and mellow flavor, and contains a variety of nutrients and health-promoting components essential to the human body. It has the effects of soothing the throat, moistening the lungs, nourishing yin, and strengthening the spleen.

　　Guava from Humen is mainly produced in Humen Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, and is cultivated in Dongguan and nearby areas. Its botanical and biological characteristics are similar to those of Zhanglin guava. The average weight of a single fruit is 208 grams, with 24.8% soluble solids, 17.2% sugar, 0.1% acid, 4 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams of flesh, and an edible rate of 55%.

　　Among the fruits in the Annona genus, Guava from Humen is one of the higher-quality varieties. It is rich in vitamin C and various nutrients and health-promoting components needed by the human body, and has the effects of relieving cough, moistening the lungs, and nourishing yin and strengthening the spleen, making it suitable for fresh consumption. It is understood that the cultivation of guava in Humen has a history of 100 years. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the town also promoted large-scale guava planting. At its peak, the guava planting area in the town reached over 4,500 mu, and currently, the planting area is around 2,000 mu. As a local specialty fruit, Guava from Humen was selected by Dongguan City to participate in the China Agricultural Expo for two consecutive years in 1996 and 1997. In 1996, Humen Town (guava) was also awarded the title of “Famous and High-quality Base of Subtropical Crops” by the South Subtropical Crops Office of the Ministry of Agriculture of China.