Strangely, feijoa fruit was discovered only in the late 19th century European Joao da Silva Feyzho in the mountain of Brazil, even though the plant was widespread in Uruguay, and Colombia, and Argentina.Local residents did not consider it edible.Its name in Latin, quite unusual at the hearing, the plant is named after its discoverer (Feijoa).After laboratory studies tropical fruit feijoa began its triumphant march around the world, as it turned out, that he not only has the original flavor (a combination of pineapple, strawberry and kiwi), but also extremely useful.On the territory of our state to grow this plant began after World War II.Seedlings were brought to the Caucasus and the Transcaucasian republics.Since then, there exist large plantations from which (mostly) feijoa fruit falls on the shelves of Russian stores and markets.
In the Northern Hemisphere, this plant is actively fruits from November to December, and in their homeland - South America - from April to May.Depending on when you buy fruit feijoa, you can determine where it is brought.
Fruit dark green, up to 5 centimeters in diameter - up to 4, with a characteristic smell of strawberries.Russian consumers have become accustomed to the mango, passion fruit, papaya, lychee, pineapple guava fruit but is still on the table exotic Russians.And it is in vain.Since it has a mass of useful properties, of which the first is to say about the high content of iodine.Depending on the distance from the sea feijoa growth, per 100 grams of product falls from 8 to 35 mg of the element.For comparison, it is worth mentioning that the daily rate of iodine in human medium build - 0.15 mg.Consequently, people with thyroid disease should be mandatory to include it in the diet because the soluble iodine compounds of natural origin is better absorbed by the body and more natural.Patients with atherosclerosis and feijoa will be extremely useful.Fruits contain large amounts of folic acid, antioxidants, vitamin C. These components will be useful to everyone.
feijoa tree can be grown at home or from a cloned sprouts from seeds.Productive both ways with the difference in the start time of fruiting.In the first case, the plant will treat their hosts fragrant fruit after 4 years, the second - through 7. Wood unpretentious.He likes moisture, responsive to feeding.But for growth must be constantly pulling cut shoots.When your tree will bloom, you will understand that this valuable plant is not only feijoa fruits.Picture shows how the flowers are beautiful, but can not convey the aroma that fills your house.
Feijoa Fruits are widely used in cooking for sauces, compotes, fruit salads, stuffings and lemonades.But most of the fruit, peeled, milled through a meat grinder, mixed with sugar and eaten raw - so-called "live jam."It retains all the most useful properties of feijoa.
