This version I got is the red one like Matt had....

In seeing that it is US$3.99, OY, this is a rip-off! However, I may have to say that I'm not sorry to have something that is similar to a ruby red grapefruit, and it does have is sweetness and sourness that can be present in it. The chagrin here is that in some "Vesicles", they aren't uniformly sweet or sour, but I can find it a LITTLE bit enjoyable compared to other fruits that I have tried in the past. There have been other pummelo types in the world, and well, I can think that there will almost taste the same thing-some sweet, tart and sour. If it is that I can have a grapefruit alternative, I could take this, but only if I have the money....

The major problem here is the small lack of fruit that it has! UY, I would have thought that there would be more fruit than what I had seen when I cut it-of course when it was Matt in the video, this is what I got-there are others that may not have that, but I can say that they might not be any different from what I got, and I could have to peel off the pith, likewise. In the way of eating it, it takes a LONG time to try to get the vesicles- sometimes the segment that has them, they are like leather! One would have to try to stomach it-otherwise, you will have to open them up and enjoy the vesicles inside. The good thing here is if you do want to have compost, this fruit is a good one to have if you do want to get some nutrients and natural fertilizer for the garden that you would have. No doubt that if you do have to have something that is citrus but an alternative to bitter grapefruits, you can take this-it is an ancestor of one, and you can PERHAPS have this as an alternative to the grapefruit diet as it is rumored to help with weight loss. Just expect that you may not have all the sweet you would expect, but it can be a little zing if you do get one. However, I do like consistency, and I would like it to be better off to be all a taste of the pomelo in the wedges. It's NOT a grapefruit, but the pomelo was fused with other citrus fruits to make the grapefruit.

For the overall ranking of this fruit, I feel it would be a B-, so I will say a 4.9/6. If it is that I could eat it again, I may not, but only if there is another cultivar that has less of the pith/pulp that is in it when I open the big fruit.


So here are the standings for the fruits I have eaten:

19: Cherimoya
18: Dragonfruit
17: Papaya
16: Passion fruit
15: Sapote (Mamey)
14: Rambutan
13: Tamarind (ripe)
12: Mangosteen
11: Durian
10: Korean melon
9: Lychee

8: PUMMELO / POMELO

7: Goldenberry (close to "MEH", but OK)
6: Kiwano melon (bit good)
5: Prickly pear / Cactus fruit (bland)
4: Tamarillo (RED)
3: Guava-Mexican white
2: Pepino melon
1: QUINCE (RAW, BUT NEVER TASTED) (BAD!)


If it would be that Alfred, my fruit loving fursona eating it, he could be liking it, but even with his claws to go and rip up the rind, he would feel that it would not be worth it to keep eating at a daily basis. It can fit well that his desire for such a sweet fruit can get the pummelo up his alley, but eventually, it may be one that he'd rather use for a bowling alley and knock pins before having to enjoy the largest citrus in the world. Sweet SOMETIMES, but is it worth the time to keep digging for the fruit that yields so little? (Do not be fooled by what Matt gives in terms of the bowl he uses, it is smaller than you think!)