梅州(zhou)市地(di)處粵東北(bei)部,位于(yu)東經115°18′~116°56′,北(bei)緯23°23′~24°56′,屬亞熱(re)帶(dai)季風氣候(hou)區(qu),是南亞熱(re)帶(dai)和中(zhong)亞熱(re)帶(dai)氣候(hou)區(qu)的(de)過渡地(di)帶(dai)。氣候(hou)溫和,光照充足(zu),雨(yu)量(liang)(liang)充沛,土(tu)(tu)(tu)壤(rang)肥沃(wo)。全年平均(jun)氣溫21.9℃,年無霜期大于(yu)300d。年平均(jun)降(jiang)(jiang)雨(yu)日為150d左右,多年平均(jun)年降(jiang)(jiang)雨(yu)量(liang)(liang)在1483.4~1798.4㎜之間,75%以上(shang)雨(yu)量(liang)(liang)集中(zhong)在4~9月(yue)。土(tu)(tu)(tu)壤(rang)多為紅壤(rang)土(tu)(tu)(tu),PH值(zhi)4.5~6.8。梅州(zhou)的(de)土(tu)(tu)(tu)壤(rang)溫度、土(tu)(tu)(tu)壤(rang)水(shui)分、土(tu)(tu)(tu)壤(rang)PH均(jun)十分適宜梅州(zhou)金柚的(de)生長發育(yu)。
梅州(zhou)(zhou)金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)肉(rou)味(wei)甘酸(suan)、性寒。《日(ri)華(hua)子草本(ben)》中(zhong)(zhong)稱其具(ju)有(you)(you)“治(zhi)妊孕人食(shi)少并口淡(dan),去胃(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)惡氣,消食(shi),去腸胃(wei)氣,解麥毒”。常食(shi)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子,有(you)(you)健胃(wei)、潤肺、補血(xue)、清(qing)腸、利(li)便等(deng)功(gong)效,可(ke)促進傷口愈合(he),對(dui)敗(bai)血(xue)病(bing)(bing)等(deng)有(you)(you)良(liang)好的(de)輔(fu)助(zhu)療(liao)效。柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子中(zhong)(zhong)含(han)有(you)(you)生理(li)活性物質(zhi)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)皮甙,可(ke)降低(di)血(xue)液的(de)粘滯(zhi)度,減少血(xue)栓的(de)形成(cheng),故(gu)而(er)對(dui)腦(nao)血(xue)管疾(ji)病(bing)(bing),如腦(nao)血(xue)栓、中(zhong)(zhong)風等(deng)有(you)(you)較好的(de)預(yu)防作用(yong),尤(you)其適于(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)老年人食(shi)用(yong)。柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子含(han)有(you)(you)大量維生素(su)(su)C和鈣(gai)元素(su)(su),有(you)(you)助(zhu)于(yu)防止腸癌(ai)和胃(wei)癌(ai)的(de)發(fa)生。而(er)鮮柚(you)(you)(you)(you)肉(rou)由于(yu)含(han)有(you)(you)類似胰島素(su)(su)的(de)成(cheng)分,更是糖尿病(bing)(bing)患者的(de)理(li)想食(shi)品。梅州(zhou)(zhou)金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)十(shi)一月上、中(zhong)(zhong)旬成(cheng)熟,耐儲藏,儲藏后(hou)食(shi)味(wei)更佳,是春節(jie)送禮佳品,有(you)(you)“天(tian)然水果罐(guan)頭”之稱。梅州(zhou)(zhou)金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)還可(ke)以制(zhi)金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)酒、金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)含(han)片、柚(you)(you)(you)(you)皮糖,柚(you)(you)(you)(you)黃酮(tong)、金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)飲品、金(jin)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)茶柚(you)(you)(you)(you)皮精(jing)油(you)、柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子蜜醬、吸附劑等(deng)系列高附加值產品,柚(you)(you)(you)(you)葉(xie)還可(ke)以提練香精(jing),柚(you)(you)(you)(you)核可(ke)以制(zhi)藥、制(zhi)洗發(fa)劑。