Grapefruit juice is the juice created from Grapefruit. Grapefruit is a native fruit in the Caribbean regions especially Barbados. This fruit is somewhat sweet, sour and bitter in taste.
Grapefruit juice can be of three types according to its colour. They are- White, Pink and Ruby Grapefruit juice. This juice tastes like sweet and sour. It is a good source of Vitamin C. According to USDA, per 100g of Grapefruit juice contains 39 calories of energy, 9g of Carbohydrate, 0.5g of Protein and a very low amount of fat (0.1g).
One of the important thing of this juice is it contain zero Saturated fat and Cholesterol. Besides Carbohydrate, protein and fat, this juice is full of different vitamins and minerals. Vitamins (Vitamin A, B, C, E), minerals ( Phosphorus, Magnesium, Zinc, Potassium, Iron, Folate etc) are rich in Grapefruit juice. It also contain the following antioxidants- Beta-carotene, lycopene, flavanones, Vitamin C.
Together Vitamin C and antioxidants in this juice help you to prevent cold, seasonal flue, inflammation and cancer. Potassium helps to decrease high blood pressure and give you a good heart. Another amazing thing of Grapefruit juice is it helps to fight against insulin resistance. You may know that, insulin works as a regulator of blood glucose in our body. Thus, grapefruit help you to maintain your blood glucose level and prevent diabetes by removing insulin resistance. Also, it helps you to control your body weight as it contain low amount of energy.
Everything in the world have some demerits. I the past years, grapefruit juice is very popular in the world. In recent study, it is suggested that there is a harmful relation between grapefruit juice and some popular drugs. This juice can prevent the activity of enzymes that metabolizes certain drug. Generally, a whole glass of this juice can cause drug toxicity.
Though there are some adverse conditions of grapefruit juice, this problem can be solved if you ask health care specialist before taking this juice.