1, why red grapefruit is bitter
(1) immature
Mature red grapefruit taste sweet and sour, and no mature red grapefruit contains a certain amount of bitter components, so that the red grapefruit with a little bit of bitterness flavor.
(2) Eating bitter substances
The white flesh, inner skin, and seeds of red grapefruit contain certain bitter substances, and when eating grapefruit accidentally eat these parts, it will also make red grapefruit bitter.
(3) high content of biogenic glycosides
Red pomelo contains a certain amount of naringenin, a substance with a certain bitter taste, when the red pomelo high content of naringenin, will make the red pomelo eat the taste of bitter.
(4) lack of nutrients
Red pomelo in the growth process, if the lack of certain nutrients, will also cause red pomelo pulp with a certain bitter flavor.
(5) deterioration
If the red pomelo in the storage process, there is dehydration, rot and other deterioration phenomenon, will also cause the red pomelo bitter phenomenon.
2, red grapefruit bitter can eat
Red grapefruit can eat, mainly if by what causes.
If the red grapefruit is rotting spoilage phenomenon, such a red grapefruit is not suitable for consumption, in order to avoid abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and other physical symptoms;
If the red grapefruit is because of the lack of maturity, eat the bitter substances and other reasons, then such a red grapefruit can be eaten as long as it is not too bitter can be.
3, how to judge the red grapefruit ripe
1. First smell the red grapefruit flavor. Mature red grapefruit will emit certain aromatic substances, you can take two red grapefruit comparison, the more fragrant the higher the maturity.
2. Then press the skin of the red grapefruit. Mature red pomelo skin has a certain degree of elasticity, when pressed with a finger red pomelo skin, red pomelo skin can be restored to its original state after sinking, such red pomelo is ripe.
4, red grapefruit how to eat the best
Red grapefruit directly fresh food is best.
The red grapefruit peeled, eat directly is the best, just in the process of direct consumption should pay attention to, do not eat the red grapefruit white flesh, white skin and red grapefruit inside the seed, so you can avoid to some extent to eat the red grapefruit is a bitter taste.
5, red grapefruit eat more than what
(1) grapefruit poisoning
eat red grapefruit is not fire, but a too much consumption of red grapefruit will affect the liver detoxification, so that the liver is damaged, and there will be dizziness, nausea, palpitations, tachycardia, fatigue and tiredness and other symptoms of poisoning.
(2) body cold
And grapefruit cold, with the effect of clearing heat, too much consumption of red grapefruit will cause too much cold inside the body, which leads to diarrhea.