Grapefruits and pomelos - Characteristics of the main varieties
Variety | Origin | Era | Look | Flavor |
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with blond pulp | ||||
Jaffa (grapefruit) | Israel | November-May | yellow or green skin, pale yellow flesh | perfumed |
Sweetie or green pomelo (Grapefruit-pomelo hybrid) | Israel USA | October-March | light green or yellow-green skin, pale yellow flesh | fresh |
Seedless marsh (pomelo) | Israel South Africa Argentina | November-May may-september | yellow skin, light yellow flesh, seedless | quite bitter, quite fragrant |
with pink pulp | ||||
Thomson or Pink march (grapefruit) | United States (Florida) | December-May | yellow skin, pale pink flesh | perfumed |
ruby red (pomelo) | Florida, Israel, southern hemisphere, Mediterranean rim | November-May may-september | yellow skin with pink spots, pink flesh | perfumed |
ray ruby red blush rio red (pomelos) | South Africa USA Mediterranean rim | November-May | shaded yellow skin, more or less intense pink flesh | slightly sweet, slightly acidic |
with red pulp | ||||
Sunrise or Flame (grapefruit) | Israel | september-may | yellow skin with red patches, juicy flesh, deep red, seedless | very sweet |
star ruby (pomelo) | Florida, Texas, Israel Corsica | December-May May-July | yellow skin with dark pink areas, intense red flesh | very fragrant |
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