Asian pomelo

Citrus maxima

fruit

The largest of the citrus fruits, with a thick rind and mild, barely bitter segments, peeled one by one, eaten as is or in Thai salad (yam som o).

Origin

Southeast Asia and southern China

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

Only the segments are eaten, membranes removed; the thick peel is candied, from an organic or untreated fruit. Like grapefruit, it changes the effect of many medicines: ask your pharmacist if you take one.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is one of the ancestors of the orange and the grapefruit, born from its crosses with the mandarin.