Grapefruit
GRAPEFRUIT are named for the natural way they grow—in clusters like grapes. Originally brought to Florida in 1823 from Barbados, grapefruit is a hybrid of sweet orange and pomelo. However, citrus lovers didn’t catch on to the sour taste of grapefruit easily. It wasn’t until the fruit made its way to Texas—where farmers discovered the white-fleshed fruit had mutated to a pinker, sweeter one—that it became popular. Florida and Texas are now two of the largest producers of commercial grapefruit in the country. Like a symbol of its rosy-hued heritage, grapefruit flesh can range in color from red to pink to white.
