Refreshing and nutritious hibiscus flavor from Mexico

Guerrero generates 73.6 percent of the national production of jamaica flower Mexico City, February 16, 2021.— The jamaica flower is part of the culture of our country, it arrived in Mexico aboard the Nao de China, boats Spaniards who, from 1565, began to cross the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to New Spain. It landed on the shores of San Diego —now Acapulco, Guerrero— full of food and silks that were traded in the port. This flower is an annual or perennial plant, grown in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world such as China, India and Mexico. Its scientific name is Hibiscus sabdariffa, a hibiscus of the Malvaceae family, it grows to a maximum height of three meters, with tri or pentalobed leaves of about 15 cm in length, alternate on the stem. Its flowers are eight to ten centimeters in diameter, red at the base and pale at the ends, but what is most striking is the calyx, which is deep red, fleshy and rich in malic acid. In an interview with the president of the ...