Description: A large round yellow fruit with slightly textured skin. One of the largest members of the citrus family
Availability: Year round though harvested in summer
Facts: Grapefruits were discovered in Barbados in the 18th century. Many botanists think the grapefruit was actually the result of a natural cross breeding which occurred between the orange and the pommel. The resulting fruit was given the name "grapefruit" in 1814 in Jamaica, a name which reflects the way it's arranged when it grows-hanging in clusters just like grapes.
Serving Size = 1 CUP 
Selection: Choose fruits with thin, smooth, firm blemish free skins that are heavy for their size.
Storage: Store at room temperature for 1 week or under refrigeration for 2 to 3 weeks.
Nutrition Benefits: Fat free; saturated fat free; sodium free; cholesterol free;
high in vitamin A; high in vitamin C.
high in vitamin A; high in vitamin C.
Pigments: lycopene and beta-carotene (pink grapefruit only)
Phytochemicals: naringenin, D-glucaric acid, d-limonene, ferulic acid, hesperetin, quercetin, kaempferol, limonin, nomilin, beta-sitosterol, glutathione
ORAC Score: 483
Reprinted with the permission of the Defeat Diabetes Foundation.
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