ABSTRACT
I.INTRODUCTION Guava(PsidiumguajavaL.)isanimportanttropicalfruitandclaimssuperiorityoverotherfruits byvirtueofitscommercialandnutritionalvalues.ItisparticularlyrichinvitaminC(1).Guavais consideredacommonman'sfruitandisrightlycalledthe"appleofthetropics."Itisconsumed mostlyasafreshfruit.Itisalsoprocessedintoavarietyofproductssuchasjam,jelly,cheese, toffee,juice,squash,wine,driedfruit,andcanneddices.
