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Food & Drink

How wide is a grapefruit?

A typical grapefruit is about 12 cm (4.72 in) wide.

What is measured: typical whole fruit, width

Grapefruit (12 cm) drawn to scale beside a large coin (2.4 cm) and a smartphone (14.7 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Large coin (2.4 cm), Grapefruit (12 cm) and Smartphone (14.7 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 82% of the height of a smartphone
  • About 1.4× the length of a credit card
  • As wide as about 5 large coins side by side
  • About 31% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 17× the length of a grain of rice

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Facts about Grapefruit

Grapefruit is a natural citrus hybrid believed to have arisen from pomelo and sweet orange.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Grapefruit”; USDA FoodData Central, “Grapefruit, raw”

Food & Drink

NameSizeCompared with Grapefruit
Orange8 cm (3.15 in)0.67×
Potato8 cm (3.15 in)0.67×
Hamburger10 cm (3.94 in)0.83×
Avocado10 cm (3.94 in)0.83×
Bell pepper10 cm (3.94 in)0.83×
Pomegranate10 cm (3.94 in)0.83×
Soda can12 cm (4.72 in)same size
Grapefruit12 cm (4.72 in)this page
Coconut15 cm (5.91 in)1.3×
Pancake15 cm (5.91 in)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Grapefruit or Hamburger?

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