1, depends on the shape. The shape of a good grapefruit should be sharp at the top and wide at the bottom, that is, the neck of the grapefruit is short, and the bottom of the fruit body is wide and flat, like a tumbler or a drop of water. Grapefruit with a long neck generally has less pulp and appears to have more skin.

2. Touch the peel. Good grapefruit skin is smooth and delicate, and the oil cells on the surface are translucent and shiny. At the same time, you should also press the peel. If it is not easy to press it, it means that the flesh is tight and belongs to a good grapefruit with thin skin and plenty of meat. If you want to eat it immediately, choose grapefruit with orange peel color; If you want to store it for a period of time before eating, you can choose a greenish yellow peel.

3. weigh the weight. Pick a grapefruit that is about the same size and weigh it in your hand (you can also weigh it directly with a scale). A large weight means more water and better taste.

Extended data:

First, the nutritional value of grapefruit

Sweet pomelo, Shatian pomelo and Yuhuan pomelo are famous. Grapefruit is fragrant, sweet and sour, cool and moist, rich in nutrition, high in medicinal value, rich in carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C and various minerals. Grapefruit is cold, so eating grapefruit has a certain effect of removing fire.

Grapefruit has high nutritional value, and is rich in protein, organic acids, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other essential elements for human body.

Modern medicine believes that grapefruit contains a physiologically active substance called naringin, which can reduce the viscosity of blood and reduce the formation of thrombosis. Therefore, eating grapefruit can promote wound healing and prevent septicemia, cerebral thrombosis, stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases.

Second, the taboo of eating grapefruit

Grapefruit that is too bitter is not suitable for eating.

If you eat too much pomelo at one time, it will not only affect the detoxification of the liver, but also cause other adverse reactions, even poisoning, including dizziness, nausea, palpitation, tachycardia, fatigue, low blood pressure and other symptoms.

When taking these drugs, just drinking a glass of grapefruit juice may cause the above effects. Therefore, medical experts warn patients not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice when taking medicine, especially for elderly patients, to prevent accidents.

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