梅(mei)州(zhou)市地處粵(yue)東北部,位于東經(jing)115°18′~116°56′,北緯23°23′~24°56′,屬亞(ya)熱(re)帶(dai)(dai)季風(feng)氣候(hou)(hou)區,是(shi)南亞(ya)熱(re)帶(dai)(dai)和中(zhong)亞(ya)熱(re)帶(dai)(dai)氣候(hou)(hou)區的(de)過渡地帶(dai)(dai)。氣候(hou)(hou)溫和,光照(zhao)充足,雨量(liang)充沛,土(tu)(tu)壤(rang)(rang)肥沃。全年(nian)平(ping)均(jun)氣溫21.9℃,年(nian)無霜(shuang)期大于300d。年(nian)平(ping)均(jun)降(jiang)雨日(ri)為150d左(zuo)右,多年(nian)平(ping)均(jun)年(nian)降(jiang)雨量(liang)在(zai)1483.4~1798.4㎜之(zhi)間,75%以(yi)上雨量(liang)集中(zhong)在(zai)4~9月(yue)。土(tu)(tu)壤(rang)(rang)多為紅壤(rang)(rang)土(tu)(tu),PH值4.5~6.8。梅(mei)州(zhou)的(de)土(tu)(tu)壤(rang)(rang)溫度、土(tu)(tu)壤(rang)(rang)水(shui)分、土(tu)(tu)壤(rang)(rang)PH均(jun)十(shi)分適宜梅(mei)州(zhou)金柚的(de)生長發育。
梅州(zhou)(zhou)金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)肉味甘酸(suan)、性(xing)(xing)寒(han)。《日(ri)華子草本》中(zhong)(zhong)稱其(qi)具有(you)(you)“治(zhi)妊(ren)孕人食少并口(kou)淡,去胃中(zhong)(zhong)惡氣(qi),消食,去腸(chang)胃氣(qi),解麥毒”。常食柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子,有(you)(you)健胃、潤(run)肺、補血(xue)(xue)、清腸(chang)、利便等(deng)功效(xiao)(xiao),可促進傷口(kou)愈合,對敗血(xue)(xue)病(bing)(bing)等(deng)有(you)(you)良(liang)好的輔助(zhu)療效(xiao)(xiao)。柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子中(zhong)(zhong)含有(you)(you)生(sheng)理活性(xing)(xing)物質柚(you)(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)甙,可降低血(xue)(xue)液的粘滯(zhi)度,減少血(xue)(xue)栓(shuan)的形成(cheng),故而(er)對腦血(xue)(xue)管(guan)疾病(bing)(bing),如腦血(xue)(xue)栓(shuan)、中(zhong)(zhong)風等(deng)有(you)(you)較好的預防作用,尤其(qi)適于中(zhong)(zhong)老年人食用。柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子含有(you)(you)大量維(wei)生(sheng)素(su)C和(he)鈣(gai)元素(su),有(you)(you)助(zhu)于防止腸(chang)癌和(he)胃癌的發生(sheng)。而(er)鮮柚(you)(you)(you)(you)肉由(you)于含有(you)(you)類似胰島素(su)的成(cheng)分,更是糖(tang)尿病(bing)(bing)患者的理想食品。梅州(zhou)(zhou)金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)十一月上、中(zhong)(zhong)旬成(cheng)熟,耐(nai)儲藏,儲藏后(hou)食味更佳,是春節(jie)送禮佳品,有(you)(you)“天然水果(guo)罐(guan)頭”之稱。梅州(zhou)(zhou)金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)還可以(yi)制金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)酒、金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)含片、柚(you)(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)糖(tang),柚(you)(you)(you)(you)黃酮(tong)、金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)飲品、金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)茶柚(you)(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)精油、柚(you)(you)(you)(you)子蜜醬、吸附劑等(deng)系列高(gao)附加值產品,柚(you)(you)(you)(you)葉還可以(yi)提(ti)練香(xiang)精,柚(you)(you)(you)(you)核可以(yi)制藥(yao)、制洗發劑。