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Grapefruit Cocktail

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 6 ingredients

  1. Cocktail
  2. A tablespoonful of sherry
  3. a teaspoonful of powdered sugar over
  4. Grapefruit
  5. Maraschino
  6. Cut
Contains Sulphites Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Grapefruit High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 38 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Grapefruit, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Allow half a grapefruit for each service.
  2. Cut the fruit in halves, then, with a sharp-pointed knife, cut around the pulp in each section and remove each piece of pulp, intact, to a cocktail glass or a larger glass of similar shape;
  3. add also the juice to the glass.
  4. Serve plain, or as the cocktail is sent to the table, sprinkle a teaspoonful of powdered sugar over the top.
  5. A maraschino cherry may be added, either at the bottom of the glass or above the grapefruit.
  6. A tablespoonful of sherry or maraschino may be added at discretion.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife