梅州市地處粵(yue)東(dong)北部,位于東(dong)經(jing)115°18′~116°56′,北緯23°23′~24°56′,屬(shu)亞(ya)(ya)熱(re)帶季(ji)風氣(qi)候(hou)區,是南亞(ya)(ya)熱(re)帶和(he)中(zhong)亞(ya)(ya)熱(re)帶氣(qi)候(hou)區的(de)(de)過(guo)渡地帶。氣(qi)候(hou)溫(wen)(wen)和(he),光照(zhao)充足(zu),雨(yu)量充沛,土壤肥沃。全年平(ping)(ping)均(jun)氣(qi)溫(wen)(wen)21.9℃,年無(wu)霜期大(da)于300d。年平(ping)(ping)均(jun)降(jiang)雨(yu)日為(wei)150d左右(you),多(duo)年平(ping)(ping)均(jun)年降(jiang)雨(yu)量在1483.4~1798.4㎜之間,75%以上(shang)雨(yu)量集中(zhong)在4~9月。土壤多(duo)為(wei)紅壤土,PH值4.5~6.8。梅州的(de)(de)土壤溫(wen)(wen)度(du)、土壤水分、土壤PH均(jun)十分適宜梅州金柚的(de)(de)生長發(fa)育。
梅州(zhou)金柚(you)(you)(you)肉味(wei)甘(gan)酸、性寒。《日華(hua)子草本》中稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)具有(you)(you)“治(zhi)妊(ren)孕人食(shi)少并口(kou)淡,去胃中惡氣(qi),消食(shi),去腸(chang)胃氣(qi),解麥毒(du)”。常食(shi)柚(you)(you)(you)子,有(you)(you)健(jian)胃、潤肺、補血(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)、清腸(chang)、利便(bian)等(deng)功效,可(ke)(ke)促進傷口(kou)愈(yu)合(he),對(dui)(dui)敗(bai)血(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)病(bing)等(deng)有(you)(you)良(liang)好(hao)(hao)的輔助(zhu)療(liao)效。柚(you)(you)(you)子中含(han)有(you)(you)生(sheng)理活性物質柚(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)(pi)甙,可(ke)(ke)降低血(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)液(ye)的粘滯度,減少血(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)栓的形成(cheng)(cheng),故(gu)而對(dui)(dui)腦(nao)血(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)管疾(ji)病(bing),如腦(nao)血(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)栓、中風(feng)等(deng)有(you)(you)較好(hao)(hao)的預防(fang)作用(yong),尤其(qi)(qi)適于(yu)中老年人食(shi)用(yong)。柚(you)(you)(you)子含(han)有(you)(you)大量維生(sheng)素C和鈣元(yuan)素,有(you)(you)助(zhu)于(yu)防(fang)止腸(chang)癌(ai)和胃癌(ai)的發(fa)生(sheng)。而鮮(xian)柚(you)(you)(you)肉由于(yu)含(han)有(you)(you)類似胰島素的成(cheng)(cheng)分(fen),更(geng)是糖尿病(bing)患者的理想食(shi)品(pin)(pin)。梅州(zhou)金柚(you)(you)(you)十一(yi)月上、中旬成(cheng)(cheng)熟(shu),耐(nai)儲藏,儲藏后食(shi)味(wei)更(geng)佳,是春節送禮佳品(pin)(pin),有(you)(you)“天然水果(guo)罐頭”之(zhi)稱(cheng)。梅州(zhou)金柚(you)(you)(you)還可(ke)(ke)以制(zhi)金柚(you)(you)(you)酒、金柚(you)(you)(you)含(han)片、柚(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)(pi)糖,柚(you)(you)(you)黃酮、金柚(you)(you)(you)飲品(pin)(pin)、金柚(you)(you)(you)茶柚(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)(pi)精油(you)、柚(you)(you)(you)子蜜醬、吸附(fu)劑(ji)等(deng)系列(lie)高(gao)附(fu)加值產品(pin)(pin),柚(you)(you)(you)葉(xie)還可(ke)(ke)以提練香精,柚(you)(you)(you)核可(ke)(ke)以制(zhi)藥、制(zhi)洗發(fa)劑(ji)。