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What an interesting article. I am now very curious to try the mother fruits pomelo and citron. Based on the description here, grapefruits potentiate drugs by r

What an interesting article. I am now very curious to try the mother fruits pomelo and citron. Based on the description here, grapefruits potentiate drugs by reducing the effects of a digestive system enzyme that would otherwise destroy much of the drug. Does this mean that it only has impact when drugs are taken orally?

cik 6y ago
Pomelos are great, assuming you get one that has some sweetness to it. This can very much depend on your geography, as pomelos where I am are significantly more sour than they were in North America. Citrons are just gross.
- pvaldes 6y ago
  Pomelo is sweet and acid, grapefruit is acid and not so sweet. On the other hand, Citron is one of the best for to make candied citrus.
317070 6y ago
Pomelo has been my discovery of 2020 (pre-covid). They are the ideal fruit to eat while watching a movie in the evening. They are a lot of work as you need to peel through all three layers. Yet, you don't get dirty, and every now and again you get to eat a bit and it tastes like more. Oranges and mandarins tend to get you dirty, and would still cause me to overeat.
- hinkley 6y ago
  Mandarins are a crapshoot. Sometimes you come away clean, especially if you are willing to bite the peel to start the peeling process. Whether the wedges remain intact or not is the wildcard.
  - pvaldes 6y ago
    That depends on the type of mandarin You can have clementines, satsumas, tangors and tangerines (plus a few strange complex hybrids). Some have adherent skins that can be messy to peel, the skins in other are extra easy to remove. Clementines are more sweet, tangors are more acidic so are still much appreciated. It depends on the group and cultivar
- pvaldes 6y ago
  The fastest way to eat an orange is to treat it like a melon. Cut it in "watermelon portions" and just tear off the good parts with your teeth. Is not so messy for nails this way (but some juice can still drop). The procedure is much more convenient if done with navel oranges (that are always seedless).

cik 6y ago

Pomelos are great, assuming you get one that has some sweetness to it. This can very much depend on your geography, as pomelos where I am are significantly more sour than they were in North America. Citrons are just gross.

pvaldes 6y ago
Pomelo is sweet and acid, grapefruit is acid and not so sweet. On the other hand, Citron is one of the best for to make candied citrus.

317070 6y ago

Pomelo has been my discovery of 2020 (pre-covid). They are the ideal fruit to eat while watching a movie in the evening. They are a lot of work as you need to peel through all three layers. Yet, you don't get dirty, and every now and again you get to eat a bit and it tastes like more. Oranges and mandarins tend to get you dirty, and would still cause me to overeat.

hinkley 6y ago
Mandarins are a crapshoot. Sometimes you come away clean, especially if you are willing to bite the peel to start the peeling process. Whether the wedges remain intact or not is the wildcard.
- pvaldes 6y ago
  That depends on the type of mandarin You can have clementines, satsumas, tangors and tangerines (plus a few strange complex hybrids). Some have adherent skins that can be messy to peel, the skins in other are extra easy to remove. Clementines are more sweet, tangors are more acidic so are still much appreciated. It depends on the group and cultivar
pvaldes 6y ago
The fastest way to eat an orange is to treat it like a melon. Cut it in "watermelon portions" and just tear off the good parts with your teeth. Is not so messy for nails this way (but some juice can still drop). The procedure is much more convenient if done with navel oranges (that are always seedless).