Monday, February 20, 2012

Mandarin orange ( Citrus reticulata )


Fruit Warehouse | Mandarin orange  ( Citrus reticulata ) | The tree is more drought-tolerant than the fruit. The mandarin is tender, and is Damaged easily by cold. The Mandarin orange, also known as the Mandarin or Mandarine (both lower-case), is a small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling other Oranges. Mandarin Oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish orange mandarin cultivars, can be marketed as tangerines, but this is not a botanical classification.


The mandarin is easily peeled with the fingers, starting at the thick Rind covering the depression at the top of the fruit, and can be easily split into even segments without squirting juice. Canned mandarin segments are peeled to remove the white pith prior to Canning; otherwise, They turn bitter. Segments are peeled using a chemical process. Finally, the segments undergo Several rinses in plain water.The fruit is oblate.


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