White Grapefruit

Scientific Binomial Name: Citrus x paradisi

Selection Information

Usage:

Eaten fresh, in fruit salads, in cooking, beverages and desserts.

Selection:

Good quality White grapefruit will have smooth, firm and shiny skin. Pick fruit that is medium to large and heavy for its size. Most white grapefruit will have a rich to pale yellow coloring. Some varieties will "re-green" if they remain on the tree long enough. This does not affect the flavor or quality of the fruit.

Avoid:

Avoid product that is soft, or that has dull or wrinkled skin with deep folds.

Seasonal Information

Available year-round with the peak from January through April. Florida and Texas provide the bulk of the winter crop while Arizona and California produce the bulk of the spring and summer supply.

White Grapefruit Nutritional Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 230g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 76 Calories from Fat 0

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 0mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 19g 6%

Dietary Fiber 3g 10%

Sugars 17g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 128%

Calcium 3% Iron 1%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Source: PMA's Labeling Facts

White Grapefruit is very low in Cholesterol, Saturated Fat, and Sodium. It's also a great source of Dietary Fiber and Potassium, and an excellent source of Vitamin C.

Juicing

White Grapefruit is an excellent fruit to juice with it's high vitamin C delicious, tart flavor.

Grapefruit Tips & Trivia

  • The principal ancestor of this subtropical evergreen was called pomelo, brought by a captain Shaddock to Barbados from the Malay Archipelago. The pomelo fruit, borne in clusters that gave rise to the name grapefruit, was also called shaddock, and is quite different from the grapefruit we know today.
  • In the mid-1700's, grapefruit was called, "Forbidden Fruit."
  • The West Indies were the point of origin for grapefruit, probably as a cross between the pomelo and an orange. It came to Florida in 1840 where a seedless fruit was found fifty years later and propagated to give us the Marsh Seedless variety.
  • Grapefruit keeps at room temperature for at least a week. For longer storage, refrigerate in a plastic bag or in the covered vegetable crisper.

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