Enjoy Delicious Tangerines

A tangerine is a citrus fruit that is orange colored. The tangerine is smaller than most oranges and generally speaking the skin of this type of fruit will peel off quite easily. The taste of a tangerine is very sweet as opposed to the tart and sour taste that an orange may have.

The tangerine fruit are a variety of the mandarin orange. The peak tangerine season is extremely short. The season for tangerines will last from November to January. At least this is the season for tangerine fruit in most countries located in the Northern Hemisphere.

Tangerines are used in a variety of deserts, main food dishes and salads. The best way to enjoy a tangerine is to peel it by hand and eat it raw, so to speak.

In the United States fresh tangerine frozen juice and juice concentrate are commonly available in stores. Also the number of seeds in a tangerine will vary greatly.

For over three thousand years in China and Japan, the tangerine fruit has been grown and cultivated. This delicious fruit did not reach Northern America and Europe until the nineteenth century. The name tangerine originated from the port known as Tangier, Morocco where the very first tangerines were shipped to Europe and North America.

There are various varieties of tangerines, whicn includes honey tangerines, or Murcott, it is a very sweet fruit as the name may suggest. Other popular kinds of tangerines include the Sunburst Tangerine and the Fairchild Tangerine. One of the oldest and most popular varieties of the tangerine is the Dancy Tangerine, however; this type of tangerine is no longer widely grown. It used to be nicknamed the ‘Christmas Orange’ because of its easiness to peal and sweetness children would receive them in their Christmas Stockings.

Tangerines are an excellent source of vitamin, C, beta-carotene and foliate. A tangerine is an extremely healthy fruit and it contains various vitamins and minerals. The nutritional value of a standard sized tangerine is great. A standard tangerine is only about fifty calories and carries all kinds of good minerals and vitamins for healthy kids.

Tangerines are the perfect treat for kids. It is a fruit that is not too sweet, to give children a sugar high but it is sweet enough to satisfy that craving for sugar or candy. This makes it the perfect healthy alternative snack to those parents and kids looking to steer away from poor sugary eating habits. Tangerines are also great for people on diets and people looking for a good snack to hold them off till lunch or dinner.

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