Pomelo
Pomelo (Citrus Grandis) or shaddock, the biggest citrus in the world, has a wonderfully sweet and deliciously tart taste. This fruit is pear or round in shape. The skin is pale green to a greenish-yellow at maturity with light yellow, pink or red flesh and very thick rind pith. The taste is semiacidic, giving them their sweet tart, mild grapefruit with little to none of the bitterness of the grapefruit.
Pomelo is generally eaten as a fresh fruit, and they store well. The juice is also used in various beverages (both alcoholic and non- alcoholic), and the peel is sometimes used to make marmalade, can be candied, and is sometimes dipped in chocolate. In Asia, they use the flower of Pomelo to make perfumes.
The reason that Pomelo is popular is due to their very strong nutritional value, including their vitamins, minerals, and organic compounds like vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, and magnesium. It does not have a strong variety of nutrients, but the ones that it does have are in impressive proportions, particularly vitamin C.
Pomelo is generally eaten as a fresh fruit, and they store well. The juice is also used in various beverages (both alcoholic and non- alcoholic), and the peel is sometimes used to make marmalade, can be candied, and is sometimes dipped in chocolate. In Asia, they use the flower of Pomelo to make perfumes.
The reason that Pomelo is popular is due to their very strong nutritional value, including their vitamins, minerals, and organic compounds like vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, and magnesium. It does not have a strong variety of nutrients, but the ones that it does have are in impressive proportions, particularly vitamin C.
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Varieties
PINK FLESH
WELL-KNOWN FOR
Round shape, large citrus fruit than grapefruit
Brix level: 11-12
Many seeds and no bitter
Taste: excellent, wonderfully sweet and fragrant
Texture: firm, fairly dry
Flesh is separated from mesocarp easily
Brix level: 11-12
Many seeds and no bitter
Taste: excellent, wonderfully sweet and fragrant
Texture: firm, fairly dry
Flesh is separated from mesocarp easily
SIZE
1.5 – 1.8 kg/pcs
APPEARANCE
Deep green peel when ripe
Thick, firm, and pretty rose-red flesh
Leathery, rough, thick rind, and dotted with tiny green glands.
White mesocarp covers the edible flesh, and is divided into many sections
Thick, firm, and pretty rose-red flesh
Leathery, rough, thick rind, and dotted with tiny green glands.
White mesocarp covers the edible flesh, and is divided into many sections
WHITE FLESH
WELL-KNOWN FOR
Pear shape, large citrus fruit than grapefruit
Brix level: 8.33
Seedless and no bitter
Taste: good, sweet tart and fragrant
Texture: soft, more juicy
Flesh is separated from mesocarp easily
Brix level: 8.33
Seedless and no bitter
Taste: good, sweet tart and fragrant
Texture: soft, more juicy
Flesh is separated from mesocarp easily
SIZE
0.9 – 1.4 kg/pcs
APPEARANCE
Greenish-yellow or pale-yellow peel when ripe
Thick, soft, translucent, light yellow flesh
Leathery, rough, thick rind, and dotted with tiny greenish-yellow glands
White mesocarp covers the edible flesh, and is divided into many sections
Thick, soft, translucent, light yellow flesh
Leathery, rough, thick rind, and dotted with tiny greenish-yellow glands
White mesocarp covers the edible flesh, and is divided into many sections
