Grapefruit

The grapefruit is yellow-skinned, largely oblate and ranges in diameter from 10-15 cm and has an acidic yellow segmented pulp. Grapefruit comes in many varieties, determinable by color. The most popular varieties cultivated today are red, white and pink, referring to the inside pulp color of the fruit. The family of flavors range from highly acidic and somewhat bitter to sweet and tart. The fruit has only become popular from the late 19th century; before that it was only grown as an ornamental plant.

Grapefruit is customarily a breakfast fruit, chilled, cut in half, the sections loosened from the peel and each other by a special curved knife, and the pulp spooned from the "half-shell". Some consumers sweeten it with white or brown sugar, or a bit of honey. Some add cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves.