Why is grapefruit bitter? What kind of grapefruit is delicious?

Grapefruit is fragrant, sweet and sour, cool and refreshing, rich in nutrients, and has high medicinal value. It is one of the fruits that people like to eat, and is also recognized by the medical community as the fruit with the most therapeutic effect. Grapefruit tea and grapefruit peel are also of practical value and can be used as medicine. There are many kinds of grapefruit, some are bitter and some are sweet. If we don’t like bitter grapefruit, we can buy Shatian grapefruit. So why do we usually buy grapefruits that taste bitter?

Contents of this article

1. Why is grapefruit bitter?

2. What kind of grapefruit is delicious?

3. How to choose grapefruit

Why grapefruit tastes bitter

1. It is caused by the grapefruit variety. Because there are many kinds of grapefruit, some are bitter and some are sweet. If we don’t like bitter grapefruit, we can buy Shatian grapefruit.

2. The grapefruit is not ripe. If the grapefruit we buy is not very ripe, it will also taste bitter.

3. The skin and flesh are stuck together. If you eat the flesh and peel the grapefruit, the white skin will be stuck together and it will taste bitter.

What kind of grapefruit is delicious?

Pomelo: Also known as Wendan, Xiangluan, Zhuluan, Neizi, etc. It is the mature fruit of the Rutaceae plant pomelo, produced in southern my country, including Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, etc. Pomelo is fragrant, sweet and sour, cool and moist, rich in nutrients, and has high medicinal value. It is one of the fruits that people like to eat, and is also recognized by the medical community as the fruit with the most therapeutic effect. Pomelo tea and pomelo peel are also of practical value and can be used as medicine.

Changshan Pomelo

Huyou originated from Hujia Village, Qingshi Township, Changshan County. It is an excellent natural hybrid group variety of pomelo. The tree is strong, with thick and dark green leaves, luxuriant branches and leaves, wide adaptability, tolerance to extensive management, and strong cold resistance. In particular, the fruit is extremely resistant to storage and can generally be stored until the citrus market is put on the market in April of the following year. The flavor remains unchanged, which is meaningful for regulating and enriching market supply. Huyou can be stored at natural room temperature and can be kept fresh until April or May of the following year. After storage, the fruit has a stronger juice flavor and is of particularly good quality.

Liangshan Pomelo

Liangshan pomelo is originally produced in Liangping County, Chongqing. It is one of the three famous pomeloes in China, along with Shatian pomelo from Guangxi and Wendan pomelo from Fujian. The fruit of Liangping pomelo is beautiful in shape, golden in color, thin and smooth in skin, fragrant and easy to peel. The flesh is light yellow and crystal clear, sweet and moist, tender and crumb-free, juicy and rich in flavor, rich in nutrition, and has the reputation of "natural canned food".

Dianjiang White Pomelo

Chongqing Dianjiang White Pomelo, also known as Huangsha White Pomelo, originated from Huangsha Township, Dianjiang County, and was selected from the seedlings of Zengjiawan in Huangsha Village, Huangsha Township, Dianjiang County, Chongqing. It has a cultivation history of more than 170 years and is well-known throughout the country for its large and colorful fruit, rich juice and strong flavor, crisp and tender, moderate sweetness and sourness, and superior quality.

Duwei Wendan Pomelo

It is one of the four famous fruits in Putian, Fujian Province, China. It is a rare and precious fruit unique to Duwei Town, Xianyou County, and a Chinese geographical indication product. The fruit is of excellent quality, fragrant, tender and juicy, with moderate sweetness and sourness, no seeds or few seeds, fresh and refreshing, and unique flavor.

How to choose grapefruit

1. Weigh it. A small and heavy grapefruit contains more water. Generally, a palm-sized grapefruit weighing about 3 pounds will do. You can also select high-quality grapefruit based on visual appearance, specific gravity, and feel. If the grapefruit skin is fine and clean, the oil cells on the surface are translucent, and the color is light yellow or orange-yellow, it means that the grapefruit is mature, juicy and sweet.

2. Feel the smoothness of the grapefruit peel with your hand. If it is not easy to press down, it means the capsule inside is tight and of good quality.

3. The pomelo is pointed at the top and wide at the bottom, with a flat bottom. It is better to choose pomelo with a short neck and a flat bottom. Pomelo with a long neck has less meat and appears to have more skin.