梅(mei)州市地處粵東(dong)北部,位(wei)于(yu)(yu)東(dong)經(jing)115°18′~116°56′,北緯(wei)23°23′~24°56′,屬(shu)亞(ya)熱(re)(re)帶(dai)季風氣候(hou)(hou)區(qu)(qu),是南(nan)亞(ya)熱(re)(re)帶(dai)和中亞(ya)熱(re)(re)帶(dai)氣候(hou)(hou)區(qu)(qu)的(de)過(guo)渡地帶(dai)。氣候(hou)(hou)溫和,光照充足,雨(yu)量(liang)充沛,土(tu)壤(rang)(rang)(rang)肥沃。全年(nian)平(ping)均氣溫21.9℃,年(nian)無霜期大于(yu)(yu)300d。年(nian)平(ping)均降(jiang)雨(yu)日為150d左右,多(duo)年(nian)平(ping)均年(nian)降(jiang)雨(yu)量(liang)在1483.4~1798.4㎜之間,75%以上雨(yu)量(liang)集(ji)中在4~9月。土(tu)壤(rang)(rang)(rang)多(duo)為紅壤(rang)(rang)(rang)土(tu),PH值4.5~6.8。梅(mei)州的(de)土(tu)壤(rang)(rang)(rang)溫度(du)、土(tu)壤(rang)(rang)(rang)水分(fen)、土(tu)壤(rang)(rang)(rang)PH均十(shi)分(fen)適宜梅(mei)州金柚的(de)生(sheng)長發育。
梅(mei)州金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)肉(rou)味(wei)甘酸、性寒。《日華子草(cao)本》中稱其具(ju)有“治(zhi)妊孕人食(shi)(shi)少并口淡,去胃(wei)中惡氣,消食(shi)(shi),去腸(chang)胃(wei)氣,解麥毒(du)”。常(chang)食(shi)(shi)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)子,有健(jian)胃(wei)、潤肺、補血(xue)、清腸(chang)、利便等功效,可促進傷口愈(yu)合,對敗血(xue)病(bing)等有良(liang)好(hao)的(de)輔助療(liao)效。柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)子中含有生(sheng)理活性物(wu)質(zhi)柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)甙,可降(jiang)低血(xue)液(ye)的(de)粘滯(zhi)度,減(jian)少血(xue)栓的(de)形(xing)成,故而對腦血(xue)管疾病(bing),如腦血(xue)栓、中風(feng)等有較好(hao)的(de)預(yu)防作用,尤(you)其適于中老(lao)年人食(shi)(shi)用。柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)子含有大量(liang)維生(sheng)素C和鈣元素,有助于防止腸(chang)癌和胃(wei)癌的(de)發(fa)生(sheng)。而鮮柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)肉(rou)由于含有類(lei)似胰(yi)島素的(de)成分(fen),更(geng)是糖尿病(bing)患(huan)者的(de)理想食(shi)(shi)品。梅(mei)州金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)十一月上、中旬(xun)成熟,耐儲藏,儲藏后食(shi)(shi)味(wei)更(geng)佳(jia),是春節送禮佳(jia)品,有“天然(ran)水果罐頭”之稱。梅(mei)州金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)還可以制金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)酒、金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)含片、柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)糖,柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)黃(huang)酮、金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)飲品、金柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)茶柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)皮(pi)精(jing)油(you)、柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)子蜜醬(jiang)、吸附劑等系列高附加值產(chan)品,柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)葉還可以提練(lian)香精(jing),柚(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)核可以制藥(yao)、制洗發(fa)劑。