A sweet citrus fruit, oranges in the US are primarily grown in Florida, California and Arizona. Contrary to popular belief, the fruit is not named orange because of its orange skin color. The name for the fruit - orange - is believed to come from the Sanskrit word naranga.
One of the smaller orange varieties (along with clementines), tangerines are a bright orange color with a thin skin that is easy to peel. Their intense flavor and sweet aroma make tangerines one of the most popular citrus fruits.
Tangelos are a cross between 2 citrus fruits: a tangerine and a grapefruit. Larger than a tangerine but just as easy to peel, tangelos taste tarter than their sweeter cousin.
Considered one of the finest citrus fruits to eat, navel oranges are large and seedless. In addition to their lack of seeds, navel oranges are easy to eat. It takes little effort to peel and segment this variety of orange.
One of the more exotic varieties of oranges, blood oranges are a small to medium sized fruit with relatively thin skin and a striking red flesh color. Not only beautiful to look at, you may detect a slight taste of berries as you eat a blood orange.
Valencia oranges are one of the juiciest citrus fruits. They are medium sized with a thin skin. Because Valencia oranges have a high juice content and are not easy to peel, these fruits are commonly used to make orange juice.
Oranges can be stored in the refrigerator or on the kitchen counter for approximately 2 weeks. If you plan to juice your oranges keep them at room temperature, they will release more juice than the fruit kept in the refrigerator.
Thank you for your great list. h5
Thanks for the info on oranges. H5
I do love the Valencias! Clementines weren't mentioned but are my very favorite!
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