Purchase:
Grapefruit is a citrus fruit, bigger than orange. There are of different kinds and thus colors.
Freshness:
When ripe, the shell must yield to the soft pressure of the touch. It should not have bruises or bumps or brown spots. When you go to buy the product in the supermarket, we recommend:
- Observe that the display site is clean and adequately refrigerated.
- Choose the products, preferably in this order: vegetables, fruits, eggs, cheeses and dairy in general, after the products of pantry, but before the meats, poultry, fish and shellfish.
- When you reach your destination refrigerate if desired and if they are ripe, to lengthen their “useful life”.
Uses:
Alone, in juice, for dressings, cocktails and drinks in general. Storage:-At ambient temperature depending on the climate, clean, dry and in a cool and dry place. Or refrigerate in the “fruit drawer” in the refrigerator.
Duration:
-At room temperature and in cold weather, approximately 8 days and 4 for warm.
-Refrigerated, 10-12 days approx. Its duration also depends on its maturity and freshness at the time of the purchase.
Conservation:
Temp. Environment. Cool.
Duration: 4-8 days approx.
Tips:
You can let them ripen at room temperature and then refrigerate, if desired, to lengthen their “shelf life”. Do not place the fruit bowl where it directs the rays of the sun, so that the ripening of the fruits is not accelerated and its “useful life” is shortened. Do not place them in a closed bag or container, either in or out of the refrigerator. Nutrients and properties: source of vitamin C. (See nutrient content in fruits). Note: Periodically check the status of the product to be able to consume it in time.
