{"id":3743,"date":"2024-12-09T15:58:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/?post_type=fdoc-news-item&p=3743"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:58:08","slug":"all-the-reasons-to-love-florida-grapefruit-this-citrus-season","status":"publish","type":"fdoc-news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/news\/all-the-reasons-to-love-florida-grapefruit-this-citrus-season\/","title":{"rendered":"All The Reasons to love Florida Grapefruit This Citrus Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida is synonymous with sunshine, beaches, and of course, citrus like Florida Grapefruit! For lovers of this refreshing fruit, there are plenty of reasons to buy Florida origin! Here are all the reasons to consider looking for a \u201cFlorida\u201d sticker next time you visit a Canadian grocery store this citrus season.<\/p>\n

Superior Flavour and Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Florida\u2019s climate is hot! With humid summers and mild winters, it creates the perfect growing conditions for Florida Grapefruit. The combination of ample sunshine, abundant rainfall, and nutrient-rich soil results in fruit that is sweeter and juicer. Florida Grapefruit are known for their vibrant colour, high water content, and balanced flavour profile. Whether you enjoy them fresh, in a salad<\/a>, over morning pancakes<\/a>, or as a garnish to your favourite mocktail<\/a>, the flavour is unbeatable.<\/p>\n

Nutrient Dense<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Florida Grapefruit are not only delicious, they also include vitamins and minerals that are essential for a well-rounded diet. One Florida Grapefruit (pink or white) is an excellent source of vitamin C, which supports the immune system and may help maintain healthy skin<\/a>, gums and teeth<\/a>. Florida Grapefruit also contain flavonoids like naringin , which have been linked to a variety of health benefits, including improved heart health<\/a> and reduced inflammation. Eating the whole fruit is also a great way to add to your daily fibre<\/a> intake!<\/p>\n

Support Grapefruit Growers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By choosing Florida Grapefruit, you are supporting the closest citrus region to Canada and a farmer who works hard to grow the fruit all year long! \u00a0When you find yourself in the produce section of your grocery store, why not select the finest, juiciest and sweetest and choose to buy Florida Grapefruit from November \u2013 February!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Florida is synonymous with sunshine, beaches, and of course, citrus like Florida Grapefruit! For lovers of this refreshing fruit, there are plenty of reasons to buy Florida origin! Here are all the reasons to consider looking for a \u201cFlorida\u201d sticker next time you visit a Canadian grocery store this citrus season. Superior Flavour and Quality…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":3744,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"fdoc-citrus-type":[18,19],"fdoc-health-category":[],"fdoc-news-item-category":[],"class_list":["post-3743","fdoc-news-item","type-fdoc-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fdoc-citrus-type-grapefruit","fdoc-citrus-type-grapefruit-juice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/3743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fdoc-news-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/3743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3748,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/3743\/revisions\/3748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fdoc-citrus-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-citrus-type?post=3743"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-health-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-health-category?post=3743"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-news-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item-category?post=3743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}