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The leaves are dark green, long (up to 150 mm, or 6 inches) and thin. It produces white four-petaled flowers. The fruit is yellow-orange skinned and largely oblate, and ranges in diameter from 1015 cm. The flesh is segmented and acidic, varying in color depending on the cultivars, which include white, pink and red pulps of varying sweetness. The 1929 US Ruby Red (of the Redblush variety) has the first grapefruit patent.

Griffith Hughes describing specimens from Barbados. World Wide Words: Questions & Answers; Grapefruit.

Veronese ML, Gillen LP, Burke JP, Dorval EP, Hauck WW, Pequignot E, Waldman SA, Greenberg HE. Exposure-dependent inhibition of intestinal and hepatic CYP3A4 in vivo by grapefruit juice. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2003 Aug;43(8):831-9.

Grapefruit is a good source of vitamin C, The World's Healthiest Foods; Grapefruit.

WMUR Ch. 9: New Hampshire news, weather, sports and entertainment. Researchers Put Grapefruit Diet To Test: Grapefruit Compound Lowers Cholesterol, Helps Regulate Insulin. June 11, 2003.

Furthermore, related studies showed a significant decrease in breast cancer risk with greater intake of grapefruit in women who never used hormone therapy.

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