梅州(zhou)市地(di)處粵東北部,位于東經115°18′~116°56′,北緯23°23′~24°56′,屬亞(ya)熱(re)帶季風氣候(hou)區,是南(nan)亞(ya)熱(re)帶和中亞(ya)熱(re)帶氣候(hou)區的過渡(du)地(di)帶。氣候(hou)溫和,光(guang)照(zhao)充(chong)足,雨量充(chong)沛,土(tu)壤(rang)肥沃。全年(nian)平均(jun)氣溫21.9℃,年(nian)無霜期大于300d。年(nian)平均(jun)降雨日(ri)為(wei)150d左右,多年(nian)平均(jun)年(nian)降雨量在1483.4~1798.4㎜之(zhi)間,75%以上雨量集中在4~9月。土(tu)壤(rang)多為(wei)紅(hong)壤(rang)土(tu),PH值(zhi)4.5~6.8。梅州(zhou)的土(tu)壤(rang)溫度、土(tu)壤(rang)水分(fen)、土(tu)壤(rang)PH均(jun)十分(fen)適宜梅州(zhou)金柚的生長(chang)發育。
梅州金(jin)柚(you)(you)肉(rou)味甘酸(suan)、性寒(han)。《日華子(zi)草本》中(zhong)稱其具有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)“治妊孕人食(shi)(shi)少(shao)并口(kou)淡,去胃中(zhong)惡氣,消食(shi)(shi),去腸(chang)(chang)胃氣,解麥毒(du)”。常食(shi)(shi)柚(you)(you)子(zi),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)健(jian)胃、潤肺、補血、清腸(chang)(chang)、利便等功效,可(ke)促進傷(shang)口(kou)愈合,對敗血病(bing)(bing)等有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)良(liang)好的(de)(de)(de)輔助(zhu)療(liao)效。柚(you)(you)子(zi)中(zhong)含(han)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)生理活性物質柚(you)(you)皮(pi)甙,可(ke)降低血液的(de)(de)(de)粘滯度,減少(shao)血栓的(de)(de)(de)形成(cheng),故而(er)對腦血管疾病(bing)(bing),如腦血栓、中(zhong)風等有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)較好的(de)(de)(de)預防作用,尤(you)其適于中(zhong)老年人食(shi)(shi)用。柚(you)(you)子(zi)含(han)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)大量維生素C和(he)鈣(gai)元(yuan)素,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)助(zhu)于防止腸(chang)(chang)癌(ai)和(he)胃癌(ai)的(de)(de)(de)發生。而(er)鮮柚(you)(you)肉(rou)由于含(han)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)類似胰島(dao)素的(de)(de)(de)成(cheng)分(fen),更(geng)是糖尿(niao)病(bing)(bing)患者(zhe)的(de)(de)(de)理想(xiang)食(shi)(shi)品。梅州金(jin)柚(you)(you)十一(yi)月上(shang)、中(zhong)旬成(cheng)熟,耐儲藏(zang),儲藏(zang)后食(shi)(shi)味更(geng)佳(jia),是春節送禮佳(jia)品,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)“天然水果罐頭”之稱。梅州金(jin)柚(you)(you)還(huan)可(ke)以(yi)制金(jin)柚(you)(you)酒、金(jin)柚(you)(you)含(han)片、柚(you)(you)皮(pi)糖,柚(you)(you)黃酮、金(jin)柚(you)(you)飲品、金(jin)柚(you)(you)茶柚(you)(you)皮(pi)精油、柚(you)(you)子(zi)蜜(mi)醬(jiang)、吸附劑等系列(lie)高附加值(zhi)產品,柚(you)(you)葉還(huan)可(ke)以(yi)提練香精,柚(you)(you)核可(ke)以(yi)制藥(yao)、制洗發劑。