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Feijoa is a round to oval-shaped fruit, that is approximately the size of a chicken fruit.

Quick Fact

Every part of the Feijoa fruit is edible, including the skin and tiny seeds. However, the skin's flavor isn't very pleasant, which is why it's often discarded.

Quick Fact

Feijoas are believed to have been first collected in the wild in Southern Brazil in 1815, by a German Botanist Freidrich Sellow.

Feijoa have a short window of optimum ripeness and flavor. It does not have a long shelf-life, which is why it is not easy to export.

Although feijoa is native to Brazil, it's widely grown in New Zealand today. They also have a major export industry and export a lot of the feijoas seen worldwide, along with Australia.

Quick Fact

Feijoa has higher vitamin C as compared to a tangerine or mango, but lower than the vitamin C content in a lemon or guava.

Feijoa is high in folic acid content, as well as minerals like potassium and magnesium. They are highly recommended to pregnant women.

The Bambina variety is the dwarf variety. It can be easily grown in pots or small spaces. The fruit has a thinner, edible skin.

Over 20 varieties of feijoa!

Quick Fact

Feijoas remain green and because of this it's difficult to assess the ripeness. Sometimes the fruit may appear green but may still be rotting inside.

Feijoas are a good source of saponins, which have anti-cancer properties as well as cholesterol-lowering properties.

Feijoa flesh bears semblance to that of a pear of guava. Towards the center the flesh is transparent and gel-like with small, edible seeds.

March-June is the harvesting window. Around Easter these fruits are mature and drop. Which is why the name 'Green Easter eggs.

Fun Fact

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