Species groupGrapefruit
Studied inCyprus, Greece, Spain, Tunisia
Key compoundNaringin
Pilot—
A deep-red grapefruit rich in lycopene. Pink and red grapefruit owe their colour to lycopene. Grapefruit also contains furanocoumarins, which can interact with some medicines.
Nutraceutical snapshotPeel vs flesh
Nutraceutical profile
What's in the peel and the flesh
PeelFlesh
Data: partners' national citrus gene banks (WP2). Illustrative values until lab results are published.
Open dataA deep-red grapefruit rich in lycopene.
[Curated text on the history, local names and traditional uses of Star Ruby, written with partner historians and the Greece Living Lab.]
Traditional uses
- [Traditional dish or preserve]
- [Festival, market or local custom]
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Species group | Grapefruit |
| Accession held by | ELGO, IVIA, CUT, INAT |
| Harvest season | [Months] |
| Whole-genome sequence | [Accession ID] |