What is Grapefruit?
The fruit
Grapefruit, like orange, lemon and tangerine is a fruit belonging in the citrus family that also have a large amount of nutrition values.
It is also one of the fruits with the biggest nutrition valuse as it contains a rich amount of antioxidants and fibres.
From the old days, the oil from the skin and the extract from the seed, they were for healing usage.
The tree
Grapefruit is a fruit tree,in the sapindales order and citrus family. Is a subtropical citrus hybrid tree originated in Barbados. In 2019 the biggest production of grapefruits was in China.
The grapefruit trees usually grow to around 5-6 m tall. The fruit is yellow-orange skinned and its flesh white,pink and red. Variations in colour depends on the cultivars Its flesh is segmented and acidic.