Grapefruit
Citrus × paradisi · Citrus
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Grapefruit is a large citrus with juicy white, gold or ruby-pink flesh and a bracing mix of sour, sweet and lingering bitterness. A recent Caribbean hybrid, it is halved and spooned at breakfast, juiced, or broiled with sugar.
Picking a good onedrag
Heavy, tight-rinded, tree-freshLight, puffy, rind lifting
Shop firmEveryday bestThe all-rounder: segments, juice, zest.
HeftSolidly heavy, firm right round
RindTaut, matte, green tinge or russet
Stem endButton gone, scar dry and pale
Scratched peelClear citrus, but scratch for it
What you get from one
51%
Edible part
246 g · rind, pith and membrane off
482 g
Weight each
each one
41%
Juice
196 g from a medium grapefruit
Keeping ittap a temperature
Keep it at 12-15 °C, not in the fridge: below about 5 °C the rind pits and stains brown.
90–95%
Humidity
Open, not sealed
Airflow