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| The Valencia or Murcia orange is one of the sweet oranges used for juice extraction. It is a late-season fruit, and therefore a popular variety when the navel oranges are out of season |
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| A navel orange is a special type of orange which has a little surprise inside once it is peeled: a partially formed undeveloped fruit like a conjoined twin, located at the blossom end of the fruit. From the outside, the blossom end is reminiscent of a human navel, leading to the common name of “navel orange. |
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| Mandarins are generally smaller and flatter than oranges with looser rinds and segments and a distinctive spicy aroma. There's no reason why mandarin oranges - irresistibly sweet, fragrant and flavorful fruits that dominate citrus production. It is a new world of experimentation and risk for farmers and diversity for citrus lovers. |
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| Lemon |
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Lemons are oval citrus fruits with smooth porous skin. Some fruits have a pointed tip on the bottom of the fruit while other lemons, such as Florida lemons are rounded at the base. Ponderosa lemons are quite larger than other lemon varieties and resemble elongated grapefruits. Lemon fruits color range from greenish yellow to bright yellow. Lemons look very similar to limes, but lemons tend to be a little larger and are yellow (when ripe), where limes are green.
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| Grapefruit |
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Tart and tangy with an underlying sweetness, grapefruit has a juiciness that rivals that of the ever popular orange and sparkles with many of the same health promoting benefits. Although available throughout the year, they are in season and at their best from winter through early spring.
Grapefruits usually range in diameter from four to six inches and include both seed and seedless and pink and white varieties. The wonderful flavor of a grapefruit is like paradise as is expressed by its Latin name, Citrus paradisi. |
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