Guanábana vs. Guava: Two Different Fruits on Sweet Escape’s Memphis Ice-Cream Menu

If you have seen both Guanaban-Ahhh and Guava Have It in Sweet Escape’s scoop catalog, it is fair to pause over the names. Guanábana and guava sound related, and both appear in tropical-fruit conversation. But they are not two spellings for one fruit: guanábana is a common name for soursop, while guava is a different species with a different botanical name. Sweet Escape lists a separate ice-cream item for each.

This guide answers the naming question, then shows what the two product pages document. A short description can identify a flavor concept, but it is not a full recipe, nutrition panel, current-stock report, or allergy-safety guarantee.

The short answer: guanábana is soursop, not guava

The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) lists soursop, graviola, and guanabana as common names for Annona muricata. Its separate guava resource identifies guava as Psidium guajava. Those scientific names put the fruits in different genera: Annona and Psidium. So if a menu uses “guanábana” and another item uses “guava,” the words point to distinct fruit identities rather than alternate labels for the same thing.

That simple distinction is the useful answer for a guest scanning Sweet Escape’s catalog. “Guanaban-Ahhh” refers to the guanabana-named product record; “Guava Have It” refers to the guava-named record. Each has its own product page, image, manufacturer nutrition-label link, and caution information. The shared fact that both are fruit names—or that both are listed as ice cream—does not make their records interchangeable.

What guanábana means

Guanábana, often written without the accent as guanabana, is one of the common names for soursop, Annona muricata. UF/IFAS places it among several related fruits in the Annona genus. Sweetsop, also called sugar apple, is a different species, Annona squamosa; cherimoya is another member of the genus, Annona cherimola. Their names can overlap in informal food writing, which is one reason a scientific name is handy when a precise identification matters.

UF/IFAS describes soursop’s general fruit characteristics, but those are not tasting notes for an ice cream. Sweet Escape’s published Guanaban-Ahhh copy is shorter: “Refreshingly tropical guanabana ice cream.” It does not give a fruit percentage, cultivar, complete recipe, or comparison with fresh soursop.

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food-processing chapter on guanabana discusses puree and frozen-dessert contexts, but that does not establish how Sweet Escape’s product is formulated or made. For the shop’s item, use its first-party record.

What guava means

Guava is the common English name for Psidium guajava; guayaba is a Spanish common name used for guava. UF/IFAS’s guava overview describes the fruit as variable: its shape can range from round to oval, peel color can range from green to yellow, and flesh can be white, yellow, pink, or red depending on variety. The source notes that cultivars differ. “Guava” identifies a fruit species but does not specify one single appearance or a universal flavor profile.

This variability is one reason not to infer an ice cream’s exact ingredients or taste from the fruit name. Sweet Escape describes Guava Have It as “Mouth watering guava ice cream”; it does not name a variety, sourcing region, fruit percentage, or mix-in. Treat that sentence as the boundary of the published description.

When reading an ingredient statement or catalog card, preserve the exact product wording rather than carrying details from one fruit to the other.

Two Sweet Escape listings, read side by side

The catalog makes the distinction practical by giving each fruit its own item. Here is what the current repository’s first-party product records state:

• Guanaban-Ahhh: categorized as ice cream; described as “Refreshingly tropical guanabana ice cream”; labeled in the Super-Premium product line.
• Guava Have It: categorized as ice cream; described as “Mouth watering guava ice cream”; also labeled in the Super-Premium product line.

Those details tell you that the names refer to separate listings and that both are presented in the same broad dessert category and supplier product-line label. They do not tell you that the recipes are otherwise identical, that one contains more fruit, or that the two taste alike or different in any particular way. No comparative tasting claim is needed to answer the reader’s question: the fruits themselves are distinct, and the shop documents two corresponding item records.

For a closer look, open the individual Guanaban-Ahhh product page and Guava Have It product page. The scoop catalog is useful for browsing other documented ice-cream names. These pages are product references; they do not show that every listed flavor is being served today.

Allergen and label details apply to each item

Both product pages list Milk and carry the same shared-equipment caution: the products are made on equipment that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and eggs. Keep the declared allergen and the equipment note together when reading the product information. Neither the tropical fruit name nor the fact that a page lists one known allergen is a statement that the product is safe for a person with another allergy.

Each item page links to its own manufacturer nutrition label and asks guests to verify the current container label because recipes and labels can change. Use the correct item-specific label; do not borrow a number or ingredient statement from the neighboring product. If an allergy matters, ask Sweet Escape to verify the current container. The nutrition and allergen guide explains the site’s information but cannot replace that check.

This care is particularly useful when two names look similar. Similar-looking words are not evidence of the same recipe, the same ingredient statement, or the same handling details. Start with the exact product page, follow its linked label, and confirm any important uncertainty before ordering.

How to check the menu without assuming availability

A product page explains what Sweet Escape documents about an item. The live in-stock menu answers a different question: what is listed as available now. Catalog presence by itself is not a same-day stock promise, and a saved screenshot or older article can become outdated. If you are visiting for a particular fruit flavor, check the live page near your visit and contact the shop if that exact choice is central to your plan.

A simple way to browse is to keep the steps separate. First, use the product name to identify which fruit you mean. Next, read that item’s description and current label for product details. Finally, check the live menu for the latest posted availability. This sequence works just as well for any other scoop: catalog pages help explain the record; the live menu communicates the current list.

Questions Memphis guests may have

Are guanábana and guava the same fruit?

No. Guanábana is a common name for soursop, Annona muricata. Guava is Psidium guajava. The names refer to different botanical species.

What does Sweet Escape list in Guanaban-Ahhh?

The description says “Refreshingly tropical guanabana ice cream.” Its page lists milk and a shared-equipment note for peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and eggs.

What does Sweet Escape list in Guava Have It?

The description says “Mouth watering guava ice cream.” Its page lists milk and the same shared-equipment note: peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and eggs.

Does guanábana mean sugar apple?

No. UF/IFAS distinguishes soursop/guanabana, Annona muricata, from sweetsop/sugar apple, Annona squamosa. They are related members of the Annona genus, but they are not the same species.

What is the difference between the two Sweet Escape descriptions?

Guanaban-Ahhh is described as “Refreshingly tropical guanabana ice cream.” Guava Have It is described as “Mouth watering guava ice cream.” Those published lines identify different fruit references but do not provide a complete recipe or a tasting comparison.

Can I rely on this article for today’s flavor availability?

No. Check the live in-stock menu near your visit. The product pages and this guide document catalog information, not guaranteed same-day stock.

A small spelling difference points to a real fruit difference

The clearest way to remember the distinction is to pair each common name with its botanical one: guanábana is soursop, Annona muricata; guava is Psidium guajava. UF/IFAS identifies them separately, and Sweet Escape’s catalog reflects that separation through Guanaban-Ahhh and Guava Have It. The product descriptions are concise, but they are enough to confirm which fruit name each menu item uses.

When choosing what to explore, you do not need to assume a recipe, flavor intensity, fruit variety, or current availability. Read the relevant product page, check its own label cautions, and use the live menu before making a trip. If guanábana or guava caught your eye, follow that exact listing and ask the shop to confirm current stock or label details that matter to you.