Fruit
Rio Red
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Rio Red is a deep red Texas grapefruit cultivar bred for colour, yield, and consumer-friendly sweetness—successor energy to Ruby Red fame. Flesh is richly pigmented; flavour is juicy sweet-tart. A modern commercial red standard. Fresh halves and superb red juice. Excellent supremes for winter salads with fennel and olive oil. Peak from Texas citrus belt seasons.
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Characteristics
Preparations
FreshJuiceSupreme
Traits
CommercialDeep Red TexasJuicyModernRedSweet-Tart
Grading systems
Grades are placed along a shared scale so systems can be compared side by side.
US No. 2
US No. 1
US Fancy
History
US
Rio Red was released in Texas as an improved deep red grapefruit.
US
Rio Red gained major Texas acreage for coloured grapefruit export and domestic sales.
US
Rio Red remained a leading named red grapefruit cultivar.