The grapefruit trees are found in subtropical regions that are regions where winters are mild and summer is relatively hotter. Grapefruit is a citrus fruit which means it is sour in taste and if one goes by the historical records, this fruit is a hybrid that was first bred in Barbados during the eighteenth century. The skin of the fruit has a yellow-orange color and it is spheroid in shape with diameter ranging from 10-15 cm.


Up to the late nineteenth century grapefruit was only used as a plant meant for ornamentation and it was only after late nineteenth century people realized that the fruits 

The color of the grapefruit changes with the change in its state of ripeness and the internal pulp of the fruit is generally found to be red, pink or white in color. It is a fruit having many good qualities for example it contains vitamin c along with fiber pectin and the beneficial antioxidant lycopene. In addition to this science also says that grapefruit helps in lowering down the cholesterol level in the body of human beings and helps in increasing the metabolic rate which catalyses the burning of fats if one wishes to lose his or her weight. Grapefruit also helps in arterial problems such as arterial narrowing (le rétrécissement artériel)as those who are suffering from it are advised to consume essence of grapefruit(essence de pamplemousse) as it is necessary to fight with arterial problems because they can cause severe cardiovascular diseases. The peel oil of Grapefruit is being used in aromatherapy since ages as it is known to boost up the energy and happiness level of human beings. Antioxydants(antioxidants) thus grapefruit is a fruit which is multibeneficiary in nature and for those with a sweet tooth, this fruit is also used for making sweets in Costa Rica.

of this tree can be used. Soon the United States of America became the major producer of this fruit with orchards developing in parts of Florida, Texas, Arizona as well as California and these orchards became a source of employment for many. At present as far as the production of grapefruit or toronja as it is known in Spanish is concerned, the United States of America tops the chart with China and South Africa holding the second and the third position respectively. Antioxidants (In French antioxydants)