Grapefruit is bitter. Can I still eat?

Can grapefruit bear hardships? How bitter is the grapefruit with red hearts?

When many people buy grapefruit, they will encounter bitter grapefruit. Can grapefruit still be eaten in this case? What is the bitter taste of grapefruit? Let's talk about bitter grapefruit in detail. Let's get to know it quickly.

1 Can grapefruit be eaten with bitterness?

See if the grapefruit is rotten.

There are many reasons why grapefruit is bitter. For example, grapefruit has the bitter taste of alcohol fermentation, or there are black spots on the surface and moldy white skin inside, indicating that grapefruit has rotted and deteriorated. In this case, grapefruit can't be eaten, otherwise it will be harmful to the body. If grapefruit is a variety of Hu pomelo or pomelo, then grapefruit itself is a bitter grapefruit and can be eaten.

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2 what is the painstaking work of grapefruit?

Generally speaking, grapefruit with red hearts tastes sweet. If it is bitter, there may be the following reasons:

1, frostbite: inedible

Both white pomelo and red pomelo are afraid of low temperature. Generally, when the temperature is lower than 10 degrees, they are easy to freeze. Frostbite on the surface of grapefruit will make it watery and bitter. In this case, it is best not to eat grapefruit, so as not to stimulate the stomach and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

2. Immature: Let nature take its course before eating.

In addition, the red heart pomelo is relatively small and has not yet grown up. I picked it before it was ripe, and it tasted sour. This kind of red heart pomelo contains more tannic acid, so it is not recommended to eat. It is best to put immature red-heart pomelo with other mature fruits, such as apples, bananas, oranges, etc., so that the fruit emits ethylene to ripen the red-heart pomelo, so that the red-heart pomelo stored for 3-5 days will become sweet and delicious.

3, put it for too long: I can't eat it.

In addition, red heart honey pomelo is different from Shatian pomelo, and the sweeter it is. Because its skin is too thin, the longer it is left, the more water in it will evaporate, and the taste will become more and more sour and bitter. In general, fresh grapefruit should not be stored at room temperature for more than one month.

4, eat naringin: eat a small amount.

The epidermis, endothelium and seeds of red-heart pomelo contain a lot of naringin. If you eat red-heart pomelo peel or seeds directly when cutting pomelo or cut the juice in the peel into pomelo meat, eating red-heart pomelo will feel bitter. Don't continue to eat grapefruit meat at this time to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort. Remember to rinse your mouth in time after eating to avoid oral discomfort.

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Why is grapefruit bitter when cooked?

This phenomenon is normal.

Because you cook grapefruit, you will use pomelo peel, which contains more naringin and is bitter. In addition, when cooked at high temperature, these bitter ingredients will be fully dissolved in grapefruit gravy, so the boiled grapefruit will basically have some bitterness, but this bitter ingredient is very beneficial to health and can be safely eaten.

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4. What should I do if I cook citron tea bitter?

You can add some honey or sugar to taste.

If the boiled citron tea is bitter, you can add some honey or sugar to taste it, but don't add brown sugar or sucrose, otherwise it will taste strange. In addition, it is best to wait until the temperature in citron tea drops to about 50 degrees, so as to avoid high temperature destroying the active substances in honey and reducing its absorption.