Guava - Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Postharvest Physiology, Processing and Packaging - page 196

Table 11.1. Commercial cultivars of guava.

Variety Producers Shape Size/Weight Flesh/Seeds Other Characteristics

Allahabad
Safeda

India, Australia
and Egypt

Roundish 90 to 150 g White and firm

with few seeds

Wrinkled and yellowish skin;
sweet taste, excellent for
both fresh consumption and
industrial processing

Beaumont India Globular, ovoid or

pear-shaped

3to15cminlengthand
around 220 g

Pink and seedy Skin may be greenish white,

yellowish or pink; flesh is
mildly acid and excellent for
processing

Ka Hua Kula USA (Hawaii)

and
Australia

Pear-shaped Large with medium

equatorial diameter of
8cm

Deep pink with
few seeds

Wrinkled and yellowish skin;
flesh has low acidity

Kumagai Brazil Rounded to oblong Large, weighing 300 to

400 g

White and
consistent with
few seeds

Smooth and green-yellow skin;
excellent for fresh
consumption

Lucknow-49
or Sadar

India and
Australia

Roundish ovate 90 to 140 g White Skin primrose yellow; flesh is

very sweet and tasty

Media China Mexico Oblong Small, weighing 50 to

70 g with maximum
diameter of 4.5 to 6 cm
and 5 to 7 cm length

Cream white Smooth and yellow peel; very

sweet

Rica Brazil Oval to pyriform 100 to 250 g with 7 cm of

equatorial diameter

Red color, thick
and firm, with a
few small seeds

Green-yellowish and slightly
wrinkled skin

Paluma Brazil Pear-shaped or

ovoid

140 to 250 g Red color with a

few seeds

Yellow and smooth skin;
suitable for both fresh
consumption and industrial
processing

Pedro Sato Brazil Slightly oval 150 to 280 g Pink, consistent,

firm and few
seeds

Rough peel

Tai-Kou-bar Costa Rica and

Taiwan

Roundish Large, weighing 400 to

800 g with diameter of
7to9cm

White, juicy, and
crunchy

Excellent for fresh
consumption

Source: Morton (1987), Chaverri and Aguero (2007), Pommer and Murakami (2009), RTG (2010).