GRAPEFRIUT
The fruit inside is juicy and varies in color and flavor depending on variety. Whether the flavor is sweet or tart, grapefruit has a distinctive, sometimes astringent and slightly bitter overtone. Some varieties are mildly sweet, while others are intensely sweet. Some grapefruits have white flesh inside, some delicately pink, while others, known as “ruby reds” appear intensely red. The grapefruit varieties are divided into two main categories—the white and the red.
Popular varieties grown today include Duncan, Foster, Marsh, Oroblanco, Paradise Navel, Redblush, Star Ruby, Rio Red, Ruby Sweet, Sweetie, Thompson, and Triumph.
Season
Grapefruit's peak season is January through June.
Nutrition
Grapefruit has a full range of B vitamins with the exception of vitamin B12 and contain about 28mcg of folic acid.
Grapefruit sections are a good source of vitamin C ranging from 79 to 88mg.
Grapefruit offers potassium, and magnesium as well as trace amounts of iron and zinc.
| Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1/2 cup sections (1/2 a fruit) |
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| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories: 43 | |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat: 0.12g | 0% |
| Cholesterol: 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium: 0mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate: 10.45g | 3.48% |
| Dietary Fiber: 0 | 0% |
| Sugars: 0g | |
| Protein: 1.01g | |
| Vitamin A 0.24% | Vitamin C 63.83% |
| Calcium 1.4% | Iron 0.5% |
