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The Citrus Varieties You Should Know About

Miki Kawasaki · December 4, 2020 ·

Citrus varieities

Winter brings a wide range of citrus fruits, each with their own unique personality. Some bring the sweetness while others turn up the acidity, with a range of varieties in between. If all you know are your basic oranges, it’s time to get familiar with the bigger family, and to maybe even find a new favorite!


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Oranges

Navel

Season: Fall through early spring

Extra-big, beautiful, seedless, very low in acid and filled with mild, sweet flesh.

Cara Cara

Season: Early winter through mid-spring They might look like regular oranges from the outside, but Cara Cara’s pulp is the color of pink grapefruit, with a flavor sweeter and lower in acid than navels. 

Blood Orange

Season: Mid-winter through mid-spring

Its ruby-red flesh has spicy citrus flavors and an intense raspberry pucker. It is not as sweet as a traditional orange, so it goes well with arugula or other strong greens in a salad.


Mandarins 

Gold Nugget

Season: Mid-winter through mid-spring A bright-orange beauty with rich, sweet-and-tart flesh. Easy to peel and naturally seedless, they’re perfect as kids’ snacks or lunch bag additions. 

Clementine

Season: Mid-fall through mid-spring

A bright little jewel with deep orange flesh and lots of satiny, sweet-tart flavor. The citrus family’s champion for easy peeling, they’re quite often seedless.

Satsuma

Season: Mid-fall through early winter

The satsuma has a mild, sweet flavor that is subtler than other citrus fruits. Petite and elegant, this Japanese beauty is the trophy of the fruit bowl.

Kishu

Season: Early to mid-winter

The size of a walnut, Kishus are seedless, easy to peel, with a very high natural sugar content.


Tangerines

Minneola Tangelo

Season: Early to mid-winter

A cross between the sugared spiciness of a tangerine and the zippy tartness of a pomelo. The juice is sweet and sour, and the uniquely bell-shaped stem end makes it a dream to peel.

Pixie

Season: Early to mid-spring

Pixies have gained a loyal following thanks to their low acid and late peak season. Great for kids, they’re both easy to peel and seedless, making these jewel-toned gems great for lunches and snacks.

Supernova

Season: Late fall through mid-winter

Easy to peel, seedless, and beautifully aromatic while peeling. The supernova is exquisitely sweet with a very slight tangy tangerine taste.


Grapefruits

Red

Season: Year-round

This brilliant ruby-colored fruit has a cherry sweetness, a touch of tartness, and almost no bitterness.

White

Season: Mid-fall through mid-winter

White grapefruit is bursting with juice that has hints of flowers and lemon. The flavor is sweet and bitter and the flesh has a firm, citrusy texture.

Pommelo

Season: Late fall through mid-winter

The brilliant ruby-colored pomelo has a big, bold citrus taste with echoes of a very young red wine. It is sweet and tart but not bitter, with large segments that separate easily. The fragrant skin peels off effortlessly.

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Filed Under: Eat With The Season, Nutrition & Wellness Tagged With: grapefruit, mandarins, oranges, tangerines

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