Pomelo Calories

Pomelos or pummelo is the largest fruit of the citrus family that is native to countries like Asia, Malaysia, Tahiti, New Guinea and Fiji. The fruit is known by several other names like Chinese grapefruit, jabong, lusho fruit, pompelmous, papanas, and shaddock. The fruit is called shaddock after the sea captain from England, Captain Shaddock who was responsible for starting the plantation of the fruit in the Caribbean after he brought it there from the Malay archipelago. The pomelo is larger than a grapefruit with thick skin; the measurement of the fruit can be almost 15 - 25 cm in diameter and usually weighs around 1 - 2 kg. The rind of this pear shaped fruit is generally pale green in color which turns yellow when it is fully ripe. The flesh of the fruit is white and in rare cases, pink or red flesh. Pomelo is known to be extremely nutritious and is favorite with people on diets. This is mainly because the calories are very low and the fruit has a very high content of vitamin C.

Pomelo trees are mostly grown in tropical climates and the fruits ripen in winters. Pomelos are often confused with grapefruits because of the similarity that exists between the two varieties of fruit. In fact, grapefruits are hybrid fruits that were bred from pomelos and Jamaican sweet oranges. As compared to grapefruits that have about 12 segments, pomelos have about 14 to 16 segments.

Calories in Pomelo

The one cuisine that uses a lot of pomelo is Chinese food, especially in desserts. Candied pomelo is used in a variety of desserts. The rind of the fruit is used to flavor many of the main course dishes. There is a belief in China that pomelo is a sign of prosperity and good fortune. In Britain, pomelo peel is used in marmalade. Because of low calories, it is a very good substitute for rich, fattening desserts. Pomelo is also believed to have medicinal value, with several signs suggesting that it was used to cure seizures and coughs in ancient medicine. The leaves if applied to skin swellings may cure ulcers. The flowers of pomelo are also used to make perfumes and fragrances. With many such pomelo nutrition facts, it is indeed a good fruit to eat but if you are still worried about the calories in pomelo, then given below is a list of calories in different servings of the fruit.

• One cup of sections of pomelo will have about 72 calories approximately.
• If you have one-fourth section of a Pomelo every day, which adds up to 150 gm approximately, then you would be consuming only 60 calories while getting about 130% of the vitamin C that you need to imbibe on a daily basis.
• A hundred gram serving of pomelo has only about 37 calories.
• If you make a salad using pomelos, then you will probably consume 30 calories per serving of pomelo salad.
• A pomelo which is middle sized and weighs around 500 gm will have about 225 Kcal.

Pomelo Nutrition

Pomelo is besides being low in calories is also extremely nutritious being especially rich in vitamin C. Given below is a table of pomelo nutrition values which lists out the amount in which different nutrients are present in the fruit.

Pomelo Nutrients	Value
Calories	72.2
Total fat (g)	0.076
Saturated fat (g)	0
Monounsaturated fat (g)	0
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	0
Dietary fiber (g)	1.90
Protein (g)	1.444
Carbohydrate (g)	18.278
Cholesterol (mg)	0
Potassium (mg)	410.400
Vitamin C (mg)	115.90
Sodium (mg)	1.900

Hopefully, that this article on the calories in pomelo and its nutrition was helpful in understanding the benefits that you can obtain from eating this fruit.