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    Home Β» At the Store Β» Fruit & Vegetables Β» Melogold - Pomelo & Grapefruit Hybrid

    Melogold - Pomelo & Grapefruit Hybrid

    Published: Apr 10, 2012 Β· Modified: Mar 30, 2022 by Eric Samuelson

    Learn all about this grapefruit hybrid that is called the Melogold. How does it taste? Is it bitter? At the end we have some suggestions for more citrus to try.

    A yellow Melogold grape fruit with a Ripe to You black PLU sticker on it, sitting on a green and white strip towel.

    I am not stranger to citrus, but I have largerly ignored the grapefruit family. Maybe the bitterness that I associate with grapefruit has kept me away from it. But my wife has been on a grapefruit kick lately, so I decided to give it a try, sort of. I purchased a Melogold last week.

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    • πŸ₯‡ What's Melogold?
    • πŸ‘… What Does It Taste Like?
    • πŸ™‹ Is It Bitter?
    • ❄️ When in Season
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    • 🍊 More Citrus to Try

    πŸ₯‡ What's Melogold?

    It's not a true grapefruit, it is a combination between a pomelo and a Marsh grapefruit. It was released on the market in 1986.

    A sliced open Melogold grapefruit showing segments with a slightly reddish hue. The grapefruit is on a green and white striped towel.

    πŸ‘… What Does It Taste Like?

    It's a good sized piece of fruit. My wife and I each shared a half. The flavor was pretty mild, but extremely juicy. After popping out all the segments, we were still able to squeeze each half to make a small glass of juice.

    This would make a great choice for juice making whether you are going to drink it directly our use it in a recipe. I don't think I have had a piece of citrus that was this juicy, I have tried my fare share of citrus.

    πŸ™‹ Is It Bitter?

    I read online that this was suppose to have no bitterness and heard the same thing in the grocery store from an employee. However I still felt there was some bitterness to it, more so than a standard pomelo, but not nearly as much as a typical grapefruit.

    ❄️ When in Season

    Melogold are available from about November to March, with the peak of the season being December to February.

    The one I purchased (at Plum Market in Ann Arbor, MI) was grown in California and distributed by Ripe to You, one of my favorite citrus producers.

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    🍊 More Citrus to Try

    Here are some other favorites of citrus that should be on your must try list.

    • Heirloom Navels
    • Cara Cara Oranges
    • Blood Oranges
    • Sumo Citrus
    • Valentine Pomelo
    • Ojai Pixie Tangerines
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