Are grapes and grapefruits one and the same or are they two different fruits?

Answer 1

Grapes and Grapefruits are two quite different entities.

Botanically speaking Grapes belong to Vitaceae family with the scientific name Vitis vinifera. They are cultivated in vine yards and mostly used to manufacture wine and similar beverages. They are rich in sugar when fully ripe. Raisins and currants are dried grapes and black grapes respectively.


Botanically speaking a Grapefruit belongs to family Rutaceae with the scientific name Citrus paradisi. These fruits are very large in size and structurally similar to Orange, Lemon , Sweet lime and Mandarins.( So all of them are in the same Rutaceae family.)
Grapefruits are rich source of vitamin C. In many western countries these fruits are included in breakfast.

Answer 2

2 different fruits completely.

Grapes are the fruit that grow on a woody grape vine. The grapevine belongs to the family Vitaceae. Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be black, blue, golden, green, purple-red and white. They can be eaten raw or used for making grape juice, jelly, wine, and grape seed oil.

The grapefruit is a sub-tropical citrus tree grown for its fruit, which are also known as grapefruit.

The evergreen tree is usually found at around 5-6 m tall, although it can reach 13-15 m. The leaves are dark green, long (up to 150 mm) and thin. It produces 5 cm white four-petalled flowers. The fruit is yellow-skinned, largely oblate and ranges in diameter from 10-15 cm and has an acidic yellow segmented pulp. The numerous cultivars include the white grapefruit and the red, of which the 1929 US Ruby Red (of the Redblush variety) has a patent. The fruit has only become popular from the late 19th century; before that it was only grown as an ornamental plant. The US quickly became a major producer of the fruit, with orchards in Florida and Texas. In Spanish the fruit is known as toronja or pomel

Answer 3

A grape is a grapefruit that got old and shrunk.

A raisin is a grape that got old and shrunk.

A grapefruit is what grows when you plant a golden and dark raisin near each other. It's a cycle of rejuvenation.

Answer 4

Go to the market and buy some grapes and a grapefruit. You look at them and eat them. Then you'll notice that they are different.

Answer 5

they are two totally different fruits grapefruits are kind of similiar to oranges but more bitter and grapes well you porbably now what grapes are!if you dnt they are small some can be large theyre sweet there is green and purple green is kind of sour... yeah

Answer 6

You're kidding, right? Yes, they are exactly the same. Next time you go to the grocery store, ask the produce guy for a "bunch of grapefruits". You'll be amazed.

Answer 7

Different. You know what grapes are. Grapefruits are a citrus.

Answer 8

Different. One is a grape from a vine, and the other is in the citrus family, like a lemon or an orange.

Answer 9

grapes are a sweet purple or green fruit that grow on a vine, however grapefruit is yellow and sour. it tasts good with lemonade though and they are definetley different friut

Answer 10

They couldn't be more different - grapefruits are a citrus like lemons and limes and from grapes we get wine!!