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Guava for babies
When and how to serve guava at every stage of starting solids.
- Introduce from
- 6–9 months
- Safety notes
- Common choking hazard
How to prepare guava by age
6–9 months
Choose a ripe, soft guava. Peel if the skin is firm and scoop out the seedy centre (the seeds are hard), then offer thick finger-length spears of the soft flesh or mash it.
9–12 months
Seedless flesh in small soft pieces, or mashed into yogurt or porridge.
12 months+
Offer slices or pieces with the hard seeds removed; firm, unripe guava is best cut thinly.
Choking hazard
Guava can be a choking hazard for babies and young children. Prepare it exactly as described for your baby’s age, seat your baby upright and always supervise meals.
Gagging (loud coughing, watery eyes, a red face) is a normal part of learning to eat. Choking is silent: your baby cannot cough, cry or breathe and needs immediate help. Learn infant CPR and choking rescue.
Nutrition highlights
- Vitamin C
- High fiber
- Folate rich
- Potassium rich
- Antioxidants
Serving ideas
- Seedless guava spears
- Guava mashed into yogurt
- Stewed guava swirled into porridge
Prepare these as described above for your baby’s age.
Choosing and storing
Ripeness: Ripe guava is fragrant, gives slightly to gentle pressure and has turned from green to yellow-green.
Storage: Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate and use within 4 days.
Sources
This guide is based on published guidance from:
