What are the differences between pomelo and pomelo in the Rutaceae family? When does it ripen and hit the market?

Pomelo is one of the best-selling fruits in autumn and winter, and many people like to eat it. Among them, pomelo and pomelo are closely related. To be precise, pomelo is a type of pomelo. So what are the differences between pomelo and pomelo? When does it ripen?

1. Introduction to pomelo

Name: pomelo

Origin: Yuhuan, Taizhou, Zhejiang; Fujian (around Xianyou, Putian); Taiwan, China

Family and genus: Rutaceae, Citrus

Ripening season: around the Beginning of Autumn

Characteristics: fresh and refreshing, juicy and tender, seedless and grit-free, fragrant

Origin story: In Duwei Town, Xianyou County, Putian, there was once a provincial graduate named Wu Dengqing who cultivated several pomelo trees. He heard that a woman named Wu Jiemu, a famous female lead in an opera troupe, had planted a pomelo tree near her home. Wu Dengqing brought his own pomelos to visit her, and after tasting each other's fruit, they felt that only by combining the strengths of both could a higher quality be achieved. For this reason, the two grafted pomelo branches from each other, and after careful cultivation, the newly grafted pomelo tree finally bore fruit. Although not large, it possessed the strengths of both. Wu the provincial graduate and Wu the famous female lead were very happy and regarded it as a rare and exotic fruit, naming it “pomelo” with the meaning of a fine pomelo cultivated together by a “scholar” and a famous “female lead.”

2. Differences between pomelo and pomelo

Pomelo and pomelo are similar in appearance and taste, but in fact there is a certain relationship between pomelo and pomelo, as well as certain differences. Specifically, they can be distinguished from the following aspects:

1. Relationship in classification

There are many varieties of pomelo. Pomelo is a type of pomelo. Pomelo mainly includes Yuhuan pomelo, Madou pomelo, and others, while pomelo mostly refers to red-fleshed pomelo and yellow-fleshed pomelo.

2. Differences in origin

Pomelo varieties are abundant and are generally distributed in various places south of the Yangtze River in China;

Pomelo is cultivated in Fujian (around Xianyou, Putian), Taiwan, China, Zhejiang, and other places, among which Yuhuan pomelo and Madou pomelo are relatively famous; the fruit is large, with a single fruit weight of 1250~2000 grams, and the largest can reach more than 3500 grams. The flesh is crisp and tender, with fragrance.

3. Differences in appearance and taste

Pomelo fruit shape is rather flat and large, the flesh granules are also relatively large, the fruit color is rather yellow, and the peel is relatively thick and yellow;

Pomelo fruit shape is small at the top and large at the bottom, relatively slender, somewhat like a gourd. The fruit color is green with a yellow tinge, and the peel is relatively thin and light green.

4. Differences in taste

Pomelo tastes slightly bitter, with more sourness;

Pomelo is more sweet and juicy, with delicate flesh, and the seeds are small and few.

3. When does pomelo ripen?

Ordinary pomelos generally ripen between October and November, while early-maturing varieties can be marketed as early as September. Among them, pomelo generally blooms and sets fruit in March-April, can begin to be harvested in late August, and is widely marketed after October.

The above is an introduction to pomelo. Pomelo is considered a fine product among pomelos, so naturally its price is also more expensive than ordinary pomelo. In addition, the peel of pomelo can be made into dishes, and eating it often can regulate qi, moisten the lungs, and clear the intestines.