Strange shape, strange names but great taste!
 
A couple of weeks ago I covered the sister to this fruit! Today is the original thing!

This strange pear/ball/grapefruit shaped thing is not a fruit I’ve eaten for years. It’s very new to our household but very tasty and healthy. I found out that this particular fruit carries names like; pomelo = pummelo = Chinese grapefruit = shaddock!  Pronunciation: PUHM-uh-low  - The French name for this fruit is chadec.  The current Malayan names are limau abong, limau betawi, limau bali, limau besar, limau bol, limau jambua, Bali lemon, and pomelo. The names throughout the world is extensive and too many to put here but if you are interested in all of them Click Here
 
I'll call it a Pummelo as that is what the name on the box says... Pummelo is the largest of the citrus fruits with a shape that can be fairly round or slightly pointed at one end similar to a pear - the fruit ranges from nearly round to oblate or pear-shaped. They range from cantaloupe-size to as large as a 25-pound watermelon and have very thick, soft rind. The one I bought was sort of pear shaped and about 10 inches across... It is known in the western world mainly as the principal ancestor of the grapefruit The pummelo is popular in the Asia and is new to California but rarely seen in the Eastern United States.
 
It's sweeter than a grapefruit. The skin is greenish yellow and slightly bumpy with the feel of citrus skin; flesh color ranges from pink to rose.
 
The pulp is milder and sweeter than its closest cousin, the grapefruit. Pummelos are available mid-January through mid-February from California. Can be used in the same manner as any other citrus fruit.
 
Said to be native to southeastern Asia and all of Malaysia; It is said to grow wild on river banks in the Fiji and Friendly Islands. It is said to have been introduced into China around 100 B.C. It is much cultivated in southern China - Kwang-tung, Kwangsi and Fukien Provinces - and especially in southern Thailand on the banks to the Tha Chine River; also in Taiwan and southernmost Japan, southern India, Malaya, Indonesia, New Guinea and Tahiti.
 
The pummelo is also called shaddock after an English sea captain, Captain Shaddock, who introduced the seed to the West Indies in the 17th Century from the Malay Archipelago. The seeds produced fruit somewhat smaller than the current grapefruit, more like an orange. The size of the fruit and the fact that it grew in bunches or clusters like grapes prompted a 19th century naturalist to liken the new fruit to grapes, with which it has no botanical relationship whatsoever.
 
Some say the grapefruit is a cross between an orange and the pummelo (or shaddock), while others believe that grapefruit is a natural mutant (sometimes referred to as a small shaddock) derived from the seeds Captain Shaddock brought to the West Indies.
 
Pummelo skin is also used medicinally in some cultures. For instance, in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, decoctions of the leaves, flowers, and rind are given for their sedative effect in cases of epilepsy, chorea and convulsive coughing. The hot leaf decoction is applied on swellings and ulcers. The fruit juice is taken as a febrifuge. The seeds are employed against coughs, dyspepsia and lumbago. Gum that exudes from declining trees is collected and taken as a cough remedy in Brazil.
 
As for the nutrients in a Pummelo? There are many as with other citrus and used extensively for medicinal uses in the Asian countries...
 
I prefer mine raw as it is very tasty, just slightly sweeter than a grapefruit with a very similar taste. I shall be eating many more of them but I have been unable to find out the exact nutrients but I suspect they are very near to most citrus fruits in nutrient content….
 
It is well worth it!
Lena

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