Creating a Better Grapefruit

Read Creating a Better Grapefruit and check the IELTS Reading answers. There is a reason why grapefruit juice is served in little glasses. Most people don't want to drink more than a few ounces at a time. This is because a natural chemical compound found in grapefruit, naringin, has a bitter taste.…

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There is a reason why grapefruit juice is served in little glasses. Most people don't want to drink more than a few ounces at a time. This is because a natural chemical compound found in grapefruit, naringin, has a bitter taste. Some people like that bitterness in small doses and believe it enhances the general flavour, but others would rather avoid it altogether. So juice packagers often select grapefruit with low naringin content, even though the compound has antioxidant properties that some nutritionists contend may help prevent many serious diseases.

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  1. 27. B
  2. 28. H
  3. 29. E
  4. 30. F
  5. 31. C
  6. 32. H
  7. 33. D
  8. 34. naringin
  9. 35. poisonous
  10. 36. genetic
  11. 37. supertasters
  12. 38. taste buds
  13. 39. A
  14. 40. C

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