Yum in All About Grapefruit, Limeys, and Orange Conservatories

By SongofJoy
December 13, 2011

Most of us are aware that we need a certain amount of Vitamin C daily in order to maintain optimal good health, but winter is a time when our bodies may need additional amounts of this vital nutrient. Citrus fruits such as grapefruit, limes, lemons, and oranges are a great-tasting way to add more Vitamin C to our diets. You may even decide to grow your own.

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valleylynn

Dec 16, 2011 10:01 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)

From Wikipedia:
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice have the potential to interact with numerous drugs. A number of organic compounds, identified as furanocoumarin derivatives, interfere with the hepatic and intestinal enzyme cytochrome P450 isoform CYP3A4 and are therefore primarily responsible for the interaction. However, bioactive compounds in grapefruit juice may also interfere with P-glycoprotein and organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) either increasing or decreasing bioavailability of a number of drugs. Pomelo (the Asian fruit which was crossed with an orange to produce grapefruit) also contains high amounts of furanocoumarin derivatives.

I didn't know Grapefruit was a cross between an orange and a Pomelo.

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 16, 2011 10:04 AM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

Me either.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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valleylynn

Dec 16, 2011 10:37 AM CST

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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)

The compounds causing the reactions with medications, comes from the Pomelo.
What a bummer. I used to eat grapefruit all the time, loved it. I can't have it anymore. : (

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 16, 2011 10:58 AM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Bummer.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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SongofJoy

Dec 16, 2011 12:28 PM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

The link about adverse reactions in the article links to Harvard Medical School and they have a lot of information about drug interactions, reactions, and so forth. It's a good resource, IMHO.

I grew a Pomelo in CA. It's also the one of the hybrid parents of mandelos.

I garden for the pollinators.

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valleylynn

Dec 16, 2011 3:31 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)

This is such a fun thread, full of new things to learn.

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Ridesredmule

Dec 16, 2011 6:27 PM CST

Name: Charleen
Alford, Florida (Zone 8a)
Walk in Peace / I'm Timber's Mom.

Ann, I think I will move that tree in a better location to get a better picture.
Then enter it in database, think that is good idea.
Lynn, my husband can't eat the grapefruit because of his Cholestrol meds. It interfers with the way it work.....

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 16, 2011 6:36 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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sheryl

Dec 17, 2011 8:58 PM CST

Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)

See, life is just not fair. I don't take cholesterol meds, but I hate grapefruit~ it's just not right.

In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 17, 2011 9:18 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Whatever is isn't.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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Sheila_FW

Dec 19, 2011 12:11 PM CST

Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)

Had to share this picture....not my tree. I went to get a pedicure the other day and the owners had brought their grapefruit tree to the shop for the winter. The fruit looks like monster pears from a distance. It is a Pumelo White Grapefruit.

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 19, 2011 12:22 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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SongofJoy

Dec 19, 2011 12:55 PM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

How great is that! Beautiful tree! That's how we spelled it in CA ... Pumelo ... although they do seem to have more pith than what we call a regular grapefruit or a Ruby. That looks like the fruit I remember.

I garden for the pollinators.

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Sheila_FW

Dec 22, 2011 11:46 PM CST

Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)