| | | | Navel Oranges | Appearance: | Large, seedless, bright orange citrus fruit with medium peel Named because the end opposite the stem looks like a belly button or navel | | Flavor/texture: | A dessert orange, tangy-sweet and juicy | | Sizes: | 40-113 count | | Valencia Oranges | Appearance: | Medium sized, lightly seeded, bright orange citrus fruit with thin to medium peel | | Flavor/texture: | An excellent juicing orange, very sweet | | Sizes: | 48-163 count | | | | | | Mandarin Oranges | Appearance: | Small, bright orange, seedless, citrus fruit with thin, zipper skin | | Flavor/texture: | Extremely sweet-tart and juicy | | Clementine Orange | Appearance: | Small, bright orange, largely seedless, citrus fruit with red-orange flesh and thin, zipper skin | | Flavor/texture: | Tangy-sweet and juicy -- sweeter than a mandarin | | | | | | Tangerines: Ellendale, Honey / Murcott, Ortanique | Appearance: | Small to large, bright orange, citrus fruit with thin to medium skin, easy to peel with red-orange flesh
Ellendales are seedless, while other varieties have light to heavy seeding. | | Flavor/texture: | Extremely tangy-sweet and juicy | | Tangelos: Minneola | Appearance: | A grapefruit / tangerine cross, Minneola Tangelos have deep orange-red skin and a pronounced neck. Skin is medium-thick, soft and easy to peel.
Flesh contains few seeds. | | Flavor/texture: | Sweet like a tangerine with a grapefruit tartness adding zest to the eating experience. | | | | | | Grapefruit | Appearance: | Large, round golden yellow skinned citrus fruit with very thick, soft peel -- interior flesh is white to pink to deep red with light seeding, depending upon the individual variety. | | Flavor/texture: | Very tangy and refreshing, the redder the flesh, the sweeter the flavor | | Lemon | Appearance: | Small, bright yellow citrus fruit -- round with tapering ends, thin to medium skin and light to heavy seeding | | Flavor/texture: | Extremely tart and acidic | | | | | | | |
