Fruit name: Guanxi Honey Pomelo
Color: light green from August to October and lemon yellow after October.
Supply time: from August to February the next year, 25 weeks in total
Unit weight: 0.75kg - 3kg
It has been more than 500 years since Guanxi honey pomelo first settled down in Pinghe County. When it ripens, its light green skin turns lemon yellow, and normally it weighs a kilogram or more with its shape resembles a pear or a flat globe. Insides it is make up of several large segments of pulp, wrapped by a white membrane which can be easily removed before eating.
Guanxi honey pomelo is seedless, mild, succulent and usually with a rich fragrance. Its juice is sweet, and sometimes a little tart and its particular taste can give you a pleasant mood and the aftertaste will always stay beautiful in your memory.
Besides, the segments with membrane of Guanxi honey Pomelo can be torn apart to make salads and desserts or be made into preserves. You can also make drinks with its juice extracted from the fruit.
Besides being a tasty fruit, Guanxi Pomelo also has many other values either in nutrition or health care. As far as the nutrition concern, it is rich in various kinds of vitamins, sugar and mineral composition, and especially, it is richer in magnesium, calcium and copper than other fruits. According to some related research, Guanxi Pomelo has some medical functions too, such as balancing metabolism, lowering blood pressure, relieving cough , clearing the throat and appetizing, etc.
The nourishing substances per 100g of edible pulp of pomelo are as follows:
Calories 25-58
Moisture 84.82-94.1g
Protein 0.5-0.74g
Fat 0.2-0.6g
Carbohydrates 6.3-12.4g
Fiber 0.3-0.82g
Ash 0.5-0.9g
Calcium 21-41mg
Phosphorus 27-43mg
Iron 0.5-0.9mg
Natrium 0.8mg
Thiamine 0.04-0.07mg
Riboflavin 0.02mg
Potassium 257mg
Thiamine 0.05mg
Magnesium 16.1mg
Ascorbic Acid 36-49.8mg
Methionine 0.07mg