grapefruit
Grapefruit
Large tart citrus fruit with pink or white flesh.
About Grapefruit
Grapefruit is a large citrus fruit with a thick rind and segmented pink, red, or white flesh. It is eaten fresh, served in sections, squeezed for juice, or used in salads, desserts, marmalades, sauces, and drinks. The fruit’s culinary character varies among cultivars and between fresh flesh and processed juice.
The flesh is juicy and typically tart, with a bitter edge that can be stronger in the membranes and pith. Pink and red varieties may taste sweeter or more rounded than white types, though ripeness also matters. The segments are tender but may be slightly fibrous, and the juice ranges from light to full-bodied.
Whole fruit has a yellow to yellow-orange rind surrounding the flesh. It may be sold whole, peeled, segmented, juiced, canned, or otherwise processed. Peeling removes the bitter outer rind and pith; separating the membranes gives cleaner segments, while pressing releases juice along with varying amounts of pulp.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for grapefruit
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grapefruit (raw)
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grapefruit section in syrup (frozen)
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Grapefruit, pink flesh, peeled, raw
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Grapefruit, raw, pink and red and white, all areas
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Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, all areas
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Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, California and Arizona
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Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, Florida
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Grapefruit, raw, white, all areas
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Grapefruit, raw, white, California
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Grapefruit, raw, white, Florida
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Grapefruit, sections, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids
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Grapefruit, sections, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids
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Grapefruit, sections, canned, water pack, solids and liquids
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Grapefruit, yellow flesh, peeled, raw
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Grapefruit(Jamong), Raw
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Grapefruit nutrition & diet
Grapefruit nutritional value
Grapefruit, flesh only, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 34.077kcal
- Protein
- 0.9g
- Carbs
- 6.9g
- Fat
- 0.5g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 14-384. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to the grapefruit flesh actually eaten, specifying pink, red, or white variety and whether peel, membrane, and seeds are removed. Fresh segments, juice, cooked fruit, and sweetened preparations are distinct forms. Additions such as sugar, yogurt, or syrups belong to the served preparation.
Compare the right form: Match references to fresh edible grapefruit flesh of the identified color variety, with membrane and seed treatment specified.
Diet considerations
Grapefruit is plant-derived citrus fruit. Compatibility changes when it is juiced, sweetened, preserved, cooked, or combined with dairy, gelatin, honey, or alcohol. Whole segments and juice differ in serving structure and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns. Medication-related judgments require separate professional review and are outside this catalogue note.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Grapefruit, flesh only, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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