GRAPEFRUIT
October 10th, 2011 → 1:10 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food”
GRAPEFRUIT
Today’s grapefruit are so nice, compared to the original bitter varieties from years ago, although still grown today. These pink and red fleshed grapefruit are sweet and a really nice fresh flavour. That is why I choose this photo, I like them myself very much.
Grapefruit is grown all over he world and everyone knows them They are very popular as a breakfast fruit, especially in Europe and the USA. Eaten in the morning, the vitamin C is always better assimilated, so that’s a good habit.
Its botanical name is citrus paradisi , the latter word meaning :paradise.
Vitamins: C and A are high,Vit B1, B5, and B6 not bad.
Minerals: Fairly low, although some Calcium, Copper, Magnesium and Manganese are present.
Some carbohydrate, but low in energy.
Grapefruit is used to make juice, but I want to warn you about juices, as they are drunk too concentrated. I will write about juices later, meanwhile dilute fresh juices with at least 50% water at all times.
Again, DO NOT USE FRUITS in a green salad, this is a bad combination. I know I have mentioned it before, but is worth while reminding you.
