This in turn serves as a vital remedy against cold, cough and flu. The citric acid contained in this bitter-sweet fruit creates an alkaline reaction post digestion. Tart and tangy with and underlying sweetness, it is usually eaten as it is or merged with a variety of salads.”īut what else makes it a must add on to your grocery list? Let us find out.
The juiciness and health promoting befits compete with that of the canonized Orange.The moon shaped fruit acts as a natural antihistamine, a great aid to the immune system. “This makes it a remarkable fighter of cough, cold and flu. Sheela Krishnaswamy, Bangalore-based nutritionist. In terms of culinary value, grapefruit scores 10/10 as a hydrating fruit for summers and can be regularly included in the breakfast - providing a rejuvenating start to the day.Īs per NIN guidelines, it is a powerful source of Vitamin C (31 mg per 100 grams), agrees Dr. Readily available from November to December in the Indian markets, it can enact as a substitute for many medicines.
Several regions like Manipur in West Bengal use the fruit for religious purposes too.Īccording to the National Institute of Nutrition in India, grapefruit contains 92% moisture and is also a low carb fruit – only 7 grams per 100 grams. Assam, Kerala, Bangalore and Tripura cultivate the fruit up to an altitude of 1,500 meters. In the subcontinent's folklore, grapefruit is ranked as the sourest of all citrus fruits. Referred to as chakotra in Hindi recent years have witnessed its cultivation in India as well. The grapefruit is grown in semitropical areas of US (mainly Florida and Southern California) and is about the size of a fist. Having its origin in the Caribbean in the early 1800s, it is perhaps a cross between a Pomelo and another citrus fruit. This juicy fruit was named after the way it clusters on a tree branch (like grapes). The CD reissue on Repertoire adds "Dead Boot," the non-LP B-side of "Dear Delilah.Healthy and refreshing, the versatile grapefruit is a beloved member of the citrus family. There's also the Four Seasons cover "C'mon Marianne," which, although it wasn't one of their better tracks, was (along with "Dear Delilah") one of their two small U.K. Grapefruit was at their best on the occasional songs in which they reached into slightly darker and more melancholy territory, particularly when they made creative use of strings, organ, baroque keyboards, and Mellotron, as on "This Little Man" and "Dear Delilah" and the instrumental "Theme for Twiggy." The latter tune sounds like something that could have been killer had words been devised as it is, it seems like something that wasn't quite seen through to completion. Certainly similarities to the Paul McCartney-penned tracks from the Beatles' own psych-pop era are evident, and if George Alexander's songs weren't in nearly the same league as McCartney's, well, no one working the style was in McCartney's league. Devoted almost wholly to songs written by leader George Alexander, the record featured tuneful, upbeat mid-tempo late-'60s British rock with good harmonies, creative ornate arrangements, and a very slight and very sunny psychedelic tinge. Like the fruit after it was named, Grapefruit's debut album was at times too sweet, but was on the whole a promising and worthy effort.