Grapefruits used to be my favorite citrus fruit. Then I learned about pomelos. Now I can barely stand grapefruit knowing there is something out there that has much the same flavor but with less of the sourness, while being much larger.
Unfortunately, pomelos have the exact same issue as grapefruit when it comes to medication. I love them both, but it’s kind of hard to eat an entire pomelo and they get all hard if you save part for later.
Yeah, that’s because grapefruits are pomelo and orange hybrids. And it’s the only American native citrus. The parent species were brought to the Americas from Asia. They escaped from plantations, crossbread in the wild (in Barbados) and that’s how grapefruits were born.
Also, pomelos are one of the few comercial citruses that are not hybrids, it’s a botanic species (unlike oranges, lemons, limes and tangerines)
Grapefruits used to be my favorite citrus fruit. Then I learned about pomelos. Now I can barely stand grapefruit knowing there is something out there that has much the same flavor but with less of the sourness, while being much larger.
Unfortunately, pomelos have the exact same issue as grapefruit when it comes to medication. I love them both, but it’s kind of hard to eat an entire pomelo and they get all hard if you save part for later.
Yeah, that’s because grapefruits are pomelo and orange hybrids. And it’s the only American native citrus. The parent species were brought to the Americas from Asia. They escaped from plantations, crossbread in the wild (in Barbados) and that’s how grapefruits were born.
Also, pomelos are one of the few comercial citruses that are not hybrids, it’s a botanic species (unlike oranges, lemons, limes and tangerines)
Interesting! TIL.
I tried Pomelo but grapefruit is so much superior but it is a real pity that grapefruit juice interferes with so many meds
my friend… have you had an orange?