Is grapefruit cold?

Every winter, you will see all kinds of grapefruit on the market. There are many varieties of grapefruit, including red-heart grapefruit and white-heart grapefruit. Generally, red-heart grapefruit tastes sweeter than white ones and has higher nutritional value. Grapefruit is a fruit with a cold nature. It helps to strengthen the spleen and promote digestion. It can also relieve the loss of appetite that many people often experience. You can also eat more grapefruit during the period of losing weight, lowering blood sugar and blood lipids.

【Nature】Cold

[Five flavors] Sour

【Calorie】41.00 kcal (171 kJ)/100 g

【Effects】Resolving phlegm and relieving cough, moistening lungs, protecting heart, sobering up, helping digestion, nourishing stomach, strengthening spleen, anti-inflammatory and analgesic

[What is pomelo] Pomelo is the mature fruit of the Rutaceae plant pomelo. It is produced in southern my country, including Fujian and Guangdong. Guangdong Shatian pomelo is the best quality. It tastes sweet and sour with a slightly bitter taste. It is rich in vitamin C and a large number of other nutrients. It is recognized by the medical community as the fruit with the most therapeutic benefits. Modern pharmacological analysis shows that the flesh and skin of grapefruit are rich in aurantium, new orange peel and carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, minerals, sugars and volatile oils.

The effects and functions of grapefruit

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapefruit is sweet and sour in taste and cold in nature. It has the functions of strengthening the stomach and digesting food, relieving gas and eliminating phlegm, and making the body lighter and more pleasant. Modern medical research has found that pomelo flesh is very rich in vitamin C and insulin-like ingredients, so it has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, losing weight, and beautifying the skin. Regular consumption can assist in treating high blood pressure, diabetes, vascular sclerosis and other diseases, and can help improve health and beauty for obese people.

Pomelo also has the effects of strengthening the stomach, moistening the lungs, replenishing blood, clearing the intestines, and facilitating bowel movements. It can promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on sepsis. In addition, grapefruit contains the physiologically active substance glycoside, which can lower the viscosity of blood and reduce the formation of blood clots. Therefore, it also has a good preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Fresh pomelo flesh is an ideal food for diabetic patients because it contains ingredients similar to insulin.