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How are this year's Honeybells?

Lacey1 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:44:11 GMT

I heard the old man say that if you ordered them when they were TSV, you would get them on Friday. I know there were a lot of problems with last year's crop. Has anyone gotten them, yet?

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

LilacTree — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:01:35 GMT

Be careful with Honeybells! They are a combination of grapefruit and tangerines.

Grapefruit is a no-no with many meds. See article below:

<h2>Grapefruit Juice: Is It Affecting Your Medication?</h2>

A nutraceutical is a food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Grapefruit juice has been touted as containing many compounds that can reduce hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and even the risk of cancer. Grapefruit juice can, therefore, be justifiably referred to as a classic nutraceutical. However, for many people taking certain medications, grapefruit juice might actually better be termed a "nutrapollutical!"

It turns out that grapefruit juice can directly or indirectly interact in important ways with a number of medications. This is especially important, because grapefruit juice is consumed by approximately one fifth of Americans for breakfast -- a time of the day when medications are also commonly taken.

Grapefruit juice blocks a special enzyme in the wall of the intestine that prevents many drugs from being absorbed into the body. When that enzyme is blocked, it is easier for those medications to pass from the gut into the body, raising the blood levels of these drugs. Abnormally high levels of some drugs can be dangerous and can lead to toxic side effects.

Amazingly, this remarkable food-drug interaction was discovered completely by accident over a decade ago. Researchers were investigating whether alcohol could interact with felodipine (Plendil) and used a solution of alcohol with grapefruit juice to mask the taste of alcohol for the study. Researchers discovered that blood levels of felodipine were increased several fold more than in previous studies. This increased blood level caused an increase in the effect and side effects of felodipine. Further research revealed that the grapefruit juice itself was actually increasing the amount of the study drug in the body.

Research about the interaction of grapefruit juice with drugs suggests that compounds in grapefruit juice, called furanocoumarins (or bergamottin), may be responsible for the effects of grapefruit juice. Researchers believe that furanocoumarins block the enzymes in the intestines that normally break down many drugs. One glass of grapefruit juice could elicit the maximum blocking effect, and the effect may persist for longer than 24 hours. Since the effects can last for such a prolonged period of time, grapefruit juice does not have to be taken at the same time as the medication in order for the interaction to occur.
Because waiting 24 hours between having grapefruit juice and taking -- sometimes daily -- medications, many people are advised not to drink grapefruit juice at all while also taking certain drugs.

The grapefruit juice-drug interaction can lead to unpredictable and hazardous levels of certain important drugs.

These are some medications with which grapefruit juice should NOT be consumed unless advised by a doctor:

Statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs): lovastatin (Mevacor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor, Vytorin)
Antihistamines: Ebastine
Calcium channel blockers (blood pressure drugs): felodipine (Nitrendipine, Plendil), nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia)
Psychiatric drugs: buspirone (Buspar), triazolam (Halcion), carbamazepine (Tegretol), diazepam (Valium), midazolam (Versed), sertraline (Zoloft)
Immune suppressants: cyclosporine (Neoral), (tacrolimus) Prograf
Pain medications: Methadone
Impotence drug (erectile dysfunction): sildenafil (Viagra)
Ant-HIV medication: saquinavir (Invirase)
Antiarrhythmics: amiodarone (Cordarone)

Alternatives exist for many of these drugs. If abandoning grapefruit juice is not an option, discuss the possibility of using an alternative with your doctor. And when you are starting a new medication, it is always a good idea to ask your doctor or pharmacist about any potential interactions between the new medication and foods, supplements, or other drugs you are already taking.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

olewoman — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:08:22 GMT

They sell on hsn tsv was a cheaper price.they are called hales honey bells.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Kachina624 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:47:26 GMT

Those HSN Honeybells looked luscious and appeared to be larger than those sold by QVC.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

susan_ca — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:19:07 GMT

I received an e-mail from Gregory's Grove this morning that says "Free Shipping on ALL Honeybell Orders!". This free S&H is good for online orders only. HOWEVER, if you live in California like me, call in and mention to the representative that, they will apply the free S&H. I ordered 2 trays. )

ETA: code is FREEHB

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Nana5 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:43:54 GMT

I, too, wondered whether honeybells interact with meds. According to the research I've done, they do NOT cause the problems that real grapefruits do and are supposedly safe to eat even if you're on statins or BP meds.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

gkelly — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:41:02 GMT

Ford122401/03/2014 at 10:01 AM6592 Posts

Registered 3/25/2012Medford, NJ

Be careful with Honeybells! They are a combination of grapefruit and tangerines.

Grapefruit is a no-no with many meds. Research about the interaction of grapefruit juice with drugs suggests that compounds in grapefruit juice, called furanocoumarins (or bergamottin), may be responsible for the effects of grapefruit juice. Researchers believe that furanocoumarins block the enzymes in the intestines that normally break down many drugs.

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Title: One tangerine/grapefruit hybrid (tangelos) contains trace amounts of furanocoumarins at a level too low to be associated with grapefruit/drug interactions

Author

Widmer, Wilbur

Submitted to: Journal of Food Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: April 11, 2005
Publication Date: May 4, 2005

Citation: Widmer, W.W. 2005. One tangerine/grapefruit hybrid (tangelos) contains trace amounts of furanocoumarins at a level too low to be associated with grapefruit/drug interactions. Journal of Food Science. 70:C419-C422. Interpretive Summary:Many medical prefessionals are recommending to patients that they do not consume grapefruit when taking certain drugs (like statin drugs including Lipitor and Zocor) due to compounds in grapefriut that prevent breakdown of these drugs. Tangerine and tangelo fruit contain grapefriut parentage and, therefore, could also possibly contain compounds that interact with drugs. These citrus relatives of grapefruit were tested and found not to contain drug-interactive compounds.

Technical Abstract: Tangelos are citrus hybrids with grapefruit and tangerine parentage and are a significant crop in Florida, marketed as specialty fruit. Because tangelos contain genetic material from grapefruit, there is the question of whether they contain furanocoumarins and exhibit an interaction with the same drugs associated with the grapefruit/drug interaction.

Authentic samples of 12 commercially grown tangelos and 2 nonhybrid tangerine varieties grown in Florida were obtained and screened for furanocoumarin monomer and dimer content. None of the tangelos or tangerines tested were found to contain any furanocoumarins. This presents evidence the commercial tangerine and tangelo varieties grown in Florida are unlikely to cause any interaction with the drugs affected by grapefruit.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

physicsnut — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:44:08 GMT

On 1/3/2014 lacey1 said:
I heard the old man say that if you ordered them when they were TSV, you would get them on Friday. I know there were a lot of problems with last year's crop. Has anyone gotten them, yet?

"old" man. Really?? Be more respectful.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

HULAGIRL — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:49:52 GMT

HSN was selling these, too......not the same vendor, but the same fruit.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

gkelly — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:16:15 GMT

On 1/4/2014 physicsnut said:
On 1/3/2014 lacey1 said:
I heard the old man say that if you ordered them when they were TSV, you would get them on Friday. I know there were a lot of problems with last year's crop. Has anyone gotten them, yet?

"old" man. Really?? Be more respectful.

That was my first thought too!!

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Lacey1 — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:26:41 GMT

Oh goodness, If it makes YOU feel better: The gentlemen vendor from the Honeybell grove.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

LilacTree — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:50:46 GMT

On 1/4/2014 gkelly5744 said:
Ford122401/03/2014 at 10:01 AM6592 Posts

Registered 3/25/2012Medford, NJ

Be careful with Honeybells! They are a combination of grapefruit and tangerines.

Grapefruit is a no-no with many meds. Research about the interaction of grapefruit juice with drugs suggests that compounds in grapefruit juice, called furanocoumarins (or bergamottin), may be responsible for the effects of grapefruit juice. Researchers believe that furanocoumarins block the enzymes in the intestines that normally break down many drugs.

--==================================

HTH

Title: One tangerine/grapefruit hybrid (tangelos) contains trace amounts of furanocoumarins at a level too low to be associated with grapefruit/drug interactions

Author

Widmer, Wilbur

Submitted to: Journal of Food Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: April 11, 2005
Publication Date: May 4, 2005

Citation: Widmer, W.W. 2005. One tangerine/grapefruit hybrid (tangelos) contains trace amounts of furanocoumarins at a level too low to be associated with grapefruit/drug interactions. Journal of Food Science. 70:C419-C422. Interpretive Summary:Many medical prefessionals are recommending to patients that they do not consume grapefruit when taking certain drugs (like statin drugs including Lipitor and Zocor) due to compounds in grapefriut that prevent breakdown of these drugs. Tangerine and tangelo fruit contain grapefriut parentage and, therefore, could also possibly contain compounds that interact with drugs. These citrus relatives of grapefruit were tested and found not to contain drug-interactive compounds.

Technical Abstract: Tangelos are citrus hybrids with grapefruit and tangerine parentage and are a significant crop in Florida, marketed as specialty fruit. Because tangelos contain genetic material from grapefruit, there is the question of whether they contain furanocoumarins and exhibit an interaction with the same drugs associated with the grapefruit/drug interaction.

Authentic samples of 12 commercially grown tangelos and 2 nonhybrid tangerine varieties grown in Florida were obtained and screened for furanocoumarin monomer and dimer content. None of the tangelos or tangerines tested were found to contain any furanocoumarins. This presents evidence the commercial tangerine and tangelo varieties grown in Florida are unlikely to cause any interaction with the drugs affected by grapefruit.

Glad to hear this. Thanks for posting.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 18:28:13 GMT

It's like everything in life.....moderation. Be sure to wash off the outside of the Honeybells before you eat them or cut into them. Think about it...you peel or slice into them. They are all treated with some kind of chemicals.

You'd be surprised how people don't think of this.

I buy them and give them to friends and people who help me during the year. People like the friends at the banks (I still go to the bank a few times a week), the UPS man and the Postman if I can catch them.

They are happy to get one and to know I am appreciative of how they do little things for me during the year. I also give them the individually wrapped cookies from QVC and the individually wrapped brownies from HSN.

Little things mean a lot to others. Some people say, "My children love these things. I'll take it home to them". I love it.

Again, moderation!

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Mistreatedbycs — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 18:33:43 GMT

12 replies and yet NO answer to the original OP's question............amazing!

and mine is 13, sorry, I did not order

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Kitty Galore — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 18:51:34 GMT

On 1/4/2014 physicsnut said:
On 1/3/2014 lacey1 said:
I heard the old man say that if you ordered them when they were TSV, you would get them on Friday. I know there were a lot of problems with last year's crop. Has anyone gotten them, yet?

"old" man. Really?? Be more respectful.

I agree, if you dont know his name you could just say the vendor or gentleman that pesented them.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Lacey1 — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:36:48 GMT

Anyway, can anyone answer the original question?

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

susan_ca — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:39:19 GMT

I did not order from the Q. Ordered from Gregory's Grove. Was told that they will start their shipments out next week. I suppose this will be the same with the Q orders, but not sure....

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

gkelly — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 21:51:28 GMT

make it 14, FYI, the other vendor on the other channel is having a BOGO on certain items until the 7th, I think

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

Glitz — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:38:08 GMT

I hope they are better then the ones I got last year, one whole box was spoiled, QVC gave me my money back, the 2nd box didn't come from Fl, they came from Arizona and didn't taste like Honeybells at all, I'm about done with them.In fact the box said tangelos, too me that is false advertising.

Re: How are this year's Honeybells?

RainyDayGal — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:43:35 GMT

On 1/5/2014 Glitz said:
I hope they are better then the ones I got last year, one whole box was spoiled, QVC gave me my money back, the 2nd box didn't come from Fl, they came from Arizona and didn't taste like Honeybells at all, I'm about done with them.In fact the box said tangelos, too me that is false advertising.

Two bad boxes and you still ordered more?

I tried them once and was not impressed. They were not juicy at all and they want bad quickly.