Description
The shape of the fruit varies from round to pear shaped and ripens to orange, yellow or red. This large citrus fruit measures about 15 to 25 centimeters in diameter and usually weighs about 1 to 2 kilograms. The color of the flesh may be greenish yellow, pink, yellow or red and is juicy and divided from 11 to 18 segments. Fruit has sweet to somewhat acidic flavor. Similar to other citrus fruits, pomelo fruits contain high content of Vitamin C. It is generally consumed as fresh fruit. It is widely popular in Asia especially Indonesia, China and Thailand.