 Organic tangerines look like oranges, but are smaller and flatter, peel more easily, and the sections separate more readily.
The tangerine is an orange-red mandarin fruit which originated in Southeast Asia. It has a thin, fragrant peel. The fruit of the tangerine is delicate.
 For most people, the only Satsuma they know is the one in a can, generally called “mandarins.” By the way, Tangerines are simply a class of smaller Mandarins. Tangelos are a class of larger Mandarins. It is seedless. It is sweet. It is simple to peel. And some have called them sexy. The Satsuma is undoubtedly the best Tangerine on earth. And it is the ugliest Tangerine on earth. In fact, the uglier they are, the better they are. Their peel will look like it is shriveled and old. That’s just the looseness of the peel.
The Murcott "Honey Tangerine" is small to medium size, smooth easy to peel with a lovely fragrance. Some seeds, rich, red flesh is sweet as honey, and very juicy! packed with our deluxe items.
 Also called the "Honeybell" Tangelo because of its bell-like shape and sweet taste.
Organic Mineola tangelos are easy-to-peel, medium to very large with an orange to red-orange color and a smooth to pebbly peel. With few seeds, this tangerine-grapefruit hybrid makes great eating.
from Rebecca Wood's The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia |
