Goyaves de Chine or Chinese guavas!

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Have you ever tasted Goyaves de Chine or Chinese guavas? They are small fruits that resemble guavas but are miniature in size.  Goyaves de Chine or Chinese guavas  These small-sized fruits are found in ample in Mauritius in the month of April. They ripen in that month and are a traditional delicacy sold in the streets.  The color of these fruits range from green to red to yellow. The green fruits are not yet ripe and are a bit firmish. The red ones are softer and have a sour taste while the yellow ones are larger in size with a sweet taste.  Chinese guavas or  Goyaves de Chine  These fruits get softer and rot faster. Therefore consume them on the same day you purchase them. Also, this is the reason that vendors pluck them up early from the trees when they are still red.  These fruits are also called cherry guavas or strawberry guavas or lemon guava. It is native in Brazil and also grows in Hawaii.  The skin or peel of the fruit is quite thin and i...
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Types of breads available in the world based on ingredients

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Bread is made of wheat. There are different types of reads available in the market. The goodness of these varies. Let us have a look at the types of breads available in the world markets. These types are based on the ingredients used in making bread 

1. Regular white bread-This is made of refined wheat flour. The flour is made of wheat that is stripped of its nutrients and fiber. Some of these breads are fortified with vitamins A and D in line with national food product fortification programs. 

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2. Whole wheat bread-In this, the flour used is made from whole wheat. The bran, germ, and endosperm all three parts of the whole wheat grain are present in the flour used to make this type of bread. Hence it is healthy and nutritious. Its fiber content is more and so are the vitamins and minerals. It is wholesome. 

3. Brown bread- Brown bread is a general term used for brown colored bread. But if need not necessarily be made of whole wheat though people think that the terms brown and whole wheat are interchangeable. But this is not true. Often, one sees that brown bread is made of refined wheat flour and has added caramel in it to give it the brown color. Thus it is not nutritious. In fact, its taste also might not be good due to the bitter caramel. 

Brown bread. It might contain caramel, coffee, or molasses (Source: Wikipedia) 

4. White whole wheat bread-the normal whole wheat bread is darker in color with a coarse texture and a slightly bitter taste. It is made of red wheat. But white whole wheat bread is made of white wheat. Hence it is whiter in color. But its nutrition is preserved. Also it has a softer texture and tastes sweeter than the regular whole wheat bread. 

White whole wheat bread (Source: Super healthy kids) 

Besides this there is the multigrain bread, sweet bread, milk rye, and fruity bread (with tutti - frutti). 

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