Three Popular Citrus Fruit in Short

Citrus paradisi or the common grapefruit is a tart and tangy fruit that grows in subtropical citrus trees. This fruit came to be by the crossing of the sweet orange and the pomelo. The trees they grow on generally grow to about 20 feet tall and sprout a beautiful dark green leaves that contract with the light color of the yellowish orange fruit’s skin. A white four petal flower also blossoms on this plant making a grapefruit tree a beautiful add to your garden if you live in the proper climate. This citrus fruit has a very acidic flavor and is generally described as bitter and sweet at the same time. The flesh that is eaten can be white, pink or red depending on the cultivator. The grapefruit became all the rage in the 1950s when the grapefruit diet was invented and became popular. Still today the grapefruit is seen as a great fruit to eat if you want to shed a few pounds.

Most common in your grocery store and kitchen is the citrus sinensis also known as the sweet orange. A child’s favorite and an essential half time snack for little league games, the sweet orange is a hybrid between the pomelo and mandarin that grows on a tree similar to the grapefruit with evergreen leaves and white flowers as well. Known for its bright orange peel and its delicious and sweet orange flesh, this fruit has many variations within its species. For example the naval orange or the famous blood orange. They are all delicious and packed with nutrition. This is the most common of the citrus family to make it to your family’s table either in the fruit basket, or via the carton of delicious orange juice that decorates your breakfast each day.

Citrus limon is what the northern hemisphere of the Americas calls a lemon. Although this fruit is not always a popular treat to eat, it is definitely a staple for kitchens, bars and cleaning products around the world. This citrus fruit is used to flavor your water and cocktails. The rinds are used to flavor your favorite baked good dishes and the juice is used to ensure that your cleaning products leave a fresh and clean smell as well as a clean and polished look. This fruit became a popular plant in the 1700 and 1800s in Florida cultivation and became a famous fruit for seaman to ingest to battle off scurvy. This citrus fruit grows on small trees with broad leaves and beautiful blossoms. The benefit of this citrus fruit is that in subtropical climates, it can grow pretty much all year round and has amazing preservative properties that keep foods from oxidizing and changing colors.

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