Types of Grapefruit - White, Red and Pink Grapefruit

Grapefruit comes in many varieties, determinable by color,  The most popular today are red, white, and pink grapefruit. The popular pink or red types are Ruby, Star Ruby, Rio Red and Marsh Ruby. The family of flavors range from highly acidic and somewhat bitter to sweet and tart.

       Red Grapefruit                     Pink grapefruit                          White grapefruit

Pink and Ruby Red grapefruit contain lycopene, that helps with preventing some cancers such as  ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. As an antioxidant, lycopene also helps in preventing heart disease. Lycopene works in coordination with polyunsaturated fats. Though all fruit carries some amount of lycopene, grapefruit has the highest concentration among citrus fruit.

Grapefruit also high in Vitamin C, thus helps in preventing the illness scurvy - the result of inadequate amount of Vitamin C, and allows the body to more easily heal its wounds. Grapefruit also improves the body's ability to absorb iron; this is helpful for the elderly whose diet may require the ingestion of iron supplements.