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"Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean and was his third single from that album. The single reached No. 23 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in September 1973. [1]
In 1958, CRC 2240 (pomelo) Robert K. Soost and James W. Cameron crossed with a seedy, white, tetraploid grapefruit. Two of the triploid offspring had particularly favorable characteristics. One was released in 1980 as 'Oroblanco'. The second was released as Melogold. Oroblanco was more similar to grapefruit, while Melogold was more similar to ...
Grapefruit growing in the grape-like clusters from which their name may derive. The evergreen grapefruit trees usually grow to around 4.5–6 m (15–20 ft) tall, although they may reach 13.7 m (45 ft). [1] The leaves are up to 15 cm (6 in) long, thin, glossy, and dark green. They produce 5 cm (2 in) white flowers with four or five petals.
The oroblanco is a triploid citrus hybrid, resulting from a cross between an acidless pomelo (C. grandis Osbeck) [1] and the Marsh grapefruit [2] (C. paradisi Macf.). [1] Its fruit is seedless with pale yellow flesh [3] [4] and is slightly less juicy than other grapefruits, [2] [5] though it does have a juice content of roughly thirty percent. [6]
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See? Doesn't it help when you see the grapefruit?. The best definition of a grapefruit is a grapefruit. Not a photo of a grapefruit, a botanical, chemical, or physical description of a grapefruit; not a list of places where grapefruits are grown or foods that may be combined with them—but the actual item.
The New Zealand grapefruit, also known as the Poorman, Poorman orange, [1] poorman's orange, poor man's orange, and goldfruit, [2] is a type of citrus fruit grown in New Zealand. Despite its name, it is not genetically a true grapefruit , but rather is believed to be a hybrid between a pomelo and a mandarin or tangelo .
Grapefruit seed extract (GSE), also known as citrus seed extract, is a liquid extract derived from the seeds, pulp, and white membranes of grapefruit. [1] GSE is prepared by grinding the grapefruit seed and juiceless pulp, then mixing with glycerin . [ 1 ]