What fruit can you drink? Costa Rican Cas is the Guava for Drinking, yet with a bonus of health benefits!

Cas Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum)

🥂 What fruit can you drink? Costa Rican Cas is the Guava for Drinking, yet with a bonus of health benefits!

🥝 The fruit of Cas Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum) has unusual tart flavor with passionfruit and pineapple tones, more pronounced than common Guava🍍
🥝 Cas Guava used in pies, salads, fresh juices, ice-cream, jams, and as a base for the refreshing drink Fresco de Cas!🍹
🥝 High pectin content makes firm jellies.
🥝 Hydrating and low glycemic index, suitable for those mindful of sugar consumption.
🥝 Rich source of fiber, vitamin C, antioxidants, phosphorus, potassium, copper, vitamin A, and folic acid.
🥝 This small tree or bush is very fast growing and undemanding, usually pest free (unlike most Guavas that can be very bugsy).
🥝 Tolerates hot summers and short frosts, appreciates well-drained soils.
🥝 Easy to grow, drought-tolerant once established, suitable for container cultivation.
🥝 Seedlings start flowering and fruiting at a young age, typically 2-3 years old from seed.