Citrus Extravaganza: Embrace the Burst of Flavor in the New Season
The orange plant originated in Southeast Asia and spread gradually to other parts of the world. Today, orange juice products derive from four main groups of oranges. About 70 million tonnes of oranges are produced globally per annum. Of this, around one-third is processed into juice and the rest is consumed as whole fruit.
Varieties: Nav
The orange plant originated in Southeast Asia and spread gradually to other parts of the world. Today, orange juice products derive from four main groups of oranges. About 70 million tonnes of oranges are produced globally per annum. Of this, around one-third is processed into juice and the rest is consumed as whole fruit.
Varieties: Navel, Valencia, Baladi, Sukkari, Valencia Late, Lane Late.
Storage: +5 degrees up to 12 weeks shelf life.
Season: January till the end of June
The lemon is a small tree (Citrus limon) that is green even in the winter. It came from Asia. 'Lemon' is also the name of the tree's oval-shaped yellow fruit. The fruit is used for cooking and other things in the world – usually for its juice.
Lemons taste sour. The juice, zest, and pulp are often used in cooking, often on fish and other m
The lemon is a small tree (Citrus limon) that is green even in the winter. It came from Asia. 'Lemon' is also the name of the tree's oval-shaped yellow fruit. The fruit is used for cooking and other things in the world – usually for its juice.
Lemons taste sour. The juice, zest, and pulp are often used in cooking, often on fish and other meat for better taste. Lemon is also used to flavor drinks, such as lemonade or soft drinks.
Varieties: Eureka, Primofiori, Fino, Verna
Storage: +2 degrees up to 8~10 weeks shelf life.
Season: Around year
The grapefruit is a fruit with a spherical shape, slightly flattened, with a pale yellow or reddish smooth or rough skin. It is consumed mainly as fresh fruit and has numerous digestive, stomach, and antiseptic qualities.
The grapefruit, Citrus paradisi, is a spherical fruit, around 15 cm in diameter, smooth or rough, thick, resistant ski
The grapefruit is a fruit with a spherical shape, slightly flattened, with a pale yellow or reddish smooth or rough skin. It is consumed mainly as fresh fruit and has numerous digestive, stomach, and antiseptic qualities.
The grapefruit, Citrus paradisi, is a spherical fruit, around 15 cm in diameter, smooth or rough, thick, resistant skin, green colored, that turns into intense bright yellow when it ripens.
Varieties: Marsh seedless, Ruby, Star Ruby
Storage: +12 to +14 degrees up to 12 ~16 weeks shelf life.
Season: October till the end of January
The mandarin is a fruit similar to the orange but smaller and flattened in its base. Its rind is smooth, shining red-orange-colored, and very easy to peel, even with the hands. Mandarin is consumed mainly as fresh fruit, although there are also tinned mandarin gores.
Varieties: Clementine, Murcott, Satsuma, Dancy, Oari
Storage: +4 to +
The mandarin is a fruit similar to the orange but smaller and flattened in its base. Its rind is smooth, shining red-orange-colored, and very easy to peel, even with the hands. Mandarin is consumed mainly as fresh fruit, although there are also tinned mandarin gores.
Varieties: Clementine, Murcott, Satsuma, Dancy, Oari
Storage: +4 to +8 degrees up to 6 ~8 weeks shelf life.
Season: October till the end of March
Navel oranges are characterized by the growth of a second fruit at the Primary, which protrudes slightly and resembles a human navel. They are primarily grown for human consumption for various reasons.
Navel oranges are aromatic and sweet and contain a low acidity which produces a balanced level of sweet, tangy, and tart flavors.
Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar
Valencia is the world's most important orange variety, The fruit is of high quality and commercially seedless (0-6 seeds), The peel is thin and the pulp is tender and very juicy.
Valencia oranges have a sweet flavor, which is balanced with tanginess and tartness, but without too much acidity.
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
The Eureka variety fruit has a smooth medium thin rind, high juice content, high acid level, low number of seeds, and good flavor.
The Verna variety fruit is medium to large fruit with a pronounced long nipple and usually are well-developed neck. The pulp is tender and of good acidity with a few seeds
Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec -Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr
The Mexican lime is the familiar round lime grown mainly in Mexico, Their thin skin sits very tightly and has few seeds, some are seedless. The flesh and juice of lime often show a lovely shade of spring green.
The Tahiti lime is the elongated or ovate seedless lime, often with beautiful spring green flesh and juice, the small immature fruits are virtually indistinguishable from small Mexican limes but bigger fruit are often more oval, It is less acidic and often juicier than the Mexican lime.
Year around
The Marsh fruit is almost completely round, very juicy, tender, and rich in flavor. Marsh is medium to late in the season,
The Star Ruby fruit flesh and juice are strongly pigmented, with a mild sugar taste. and juicy contact. The fruit is low-seeded or seedless and has a rich flavor.
Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar
The Clementines Fruit size ranges from medium-small to medium, forms slightly oblate through globose to oblong, and is sometimes broadly pyriform from the development of the neck or collar. Rind medium in thickness, moderately firm and adherent but easily peelable and does not puff until well after maturity. Surface smooth and glossy but slightly pebbled because of prominent oil glands; color deep orange to reddish-orange. Flesh deep orange; tender and melting; juicy; flavor sweet; subacid and aromatic.
The Murcott fruit size is medium, and their shape is flattened at the top and the base, and the fruits have a semi-hollow axis, and the smooth, glossy rind is not loose or swollen, so it is not easy to peel like other mandarin varieties, but it is still easy to peel when fresh, and the color of the peel and pulp is red-orange, and the taste is luxurious.
The Minneola fruit has an attractive colour, excellent flavour, and low seed content have made it popular. Minneola can readily be recognized by its typical 'neck'. The rind colour is deep reddish-orange; medium-thin, with smooth, finely pitted surface and moderately adherent skin. The flesh is orange-coloured, tender, juicy and aromatic; the flavour is rich and tart.
Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - Jan - Feb - Mar
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Zing into the New Season with Citrus: Your Ultimate Guide to Citrus Fruits
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