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Tangerine

The tangerine (Citrus × tangerina) is an orange

Orange (colour)

The color orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible Optical spectrum at a wavelength of about 585 ? 620 nanometre, and has a hue of 30? in HSV colour space....
- or red-coloured citrus

Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of the world....
fruit

Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. In botany, which is the scientific study of plants, fruits are the ripened Ovary of flowering plants....
. It is a variety of the Mandarin orange

Mandarin orange

The Mandarin orange or mandarin is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling the Orange . The fruit is Spheroid, rather than Sphere. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain, or in fruit salads....
(Citrus reticulata). Tangerines are smaller than most oranges

Orange (fruit)

An orange?specifically, the sweet orange?is the citrus Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a Hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine ....
, and the skin of some varieties will peel off more easily. The taste

Taste

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is often less sour, or tart, than that of an orange.

Good quality tangerines will be firm to slightly soft, heavy for their size, and pebbly-skinned with no deep grooves, as well as orange in color.

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The tangerine (Citrus × tangerina) is an orange

Orange (colour)

The color orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible Optical spectrum at a wavelength of about 585 ? 620 nanometre, and has a hue of 30? in HSV colour space....
- or red-coloured citrus

Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of the world....
fruit

Fruit

Mandarin orange

Orange (fruit)

Taste

Northern Hemisphere

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half sphere'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator....
.

The Honey tangerine, originally called a murcott, is very sweet, as its name suggests. Other popular kinds include the sunburst tangerines and Fairchild tangerine

Fairchild tangerine

Fairchild tangerines are a cross between a Clementine and an Orlando tangelo. The skin is thin with a deep Orange , somewhat pebbly, and doesn't peel as easily as some other tangerines....
s.

One of the oldest and most popular varieties is the Dancy tangerine, but it is no longer widely grown. The Dancy was known as the zipper-skin tangerine, and also as the kid-glove orange, for its loose, pliable peel. Its peak season is December, so children would often receive one in their Christmas stocking

Christmas stocking

A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that children hang on Christmas Eve so that Santa Claus can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins, or other small gifts when he arrives....
s. For this reason it is commonly known as a 'Christmas Orange'.

Tangerines are most commonly peeled and eaten out of hand. The fresh fruit is also used in salads, desserts and main dishes. Fresh tangerine juice and frozen juice concentrate are commonly available in the United States. Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C

Vitamin C

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient for humans, a large number of simian species, a small number of other mammalian species , a few species of birds, and some fish....
, folate and beta-carotene

Beta-carotene

?-Carotene is an organic compound - a terpenoid, a red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruits. As a carotene with ?-rings at both ends, it is the most common form of carotene....
. They also contain some potassium

Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element. It has the symbol K , atomic number 19, and atomic mass 39.0983. Potassium was first isolated from potash, hence the name....
, magnesium

Magnesium

Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, atomic weight 24.3050 and common oxidation number +2.Magnesium, an alkaline earth metal, is the ninth most abundance of the chemical elements in the universe by mass....
and vitamins B1

Thiamine

'Thiamine', or 'thiamin', sometimes called aneurin, is a water-soluble vitamin of the B complex , whose phosphate derivatives are involved in many cellular processes....
, B2

Riboflavin

Riboflavin , also known as vitamin B2, is an easily absorbed micronutrient with a key role in maintaining health in humans and animals....
& B3. Tangerine oil, like all citrus oils, has limonene as its major constituent, but also alpha-pinene

Alpha-Pinene

a-Pinene is an organic compound of the terpene class, one of two isomers of pinene. It is an alkene and it contains a reactive Cyclobutane. It is found in the oils of many species of many Pinophyta trees, notably the pine....
, myrcene

Myrcene

Myrcene, or ?-myrcene, is an alkene natural organic compound. It is classified as a hydrocarbon and a terpene. It is obtained from the essential oil of the plants bay leaf, verbena, myrcia and others....
, gamma-terpinene, citronellal

Citronellal

Citronellal or rhodinal or 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al is a terpenoid, the main component in the mixture of terpenoid chemical compounds that give citronella oil its distinctive lemon scent....
, linalool

Linalool

Linalool is a naturally-occurring terpene alcohol chemical found in many flowers and spice plants with many commercial applications, the majority of which are based on its pleasant scent ....
, neral

Neral

Neral may refer to:* An isomer of Citral* Neral, India – A railway junction in Maharashtra en route to Matheran.* A Romulan from Star Trek...
, neryl acetate, geranyl acetate

Geranyl acetate

Geranyl acetate is a natural organic compound that is classified as a terpene. It is a colorless liquid with a pleasant floral or fruity rose aroma....
, geraniol

Geraniol

Geraniol is a terpenoid and an alcohol. It is the primary part of rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil . It also occurs in small quantities in Pelargonium, lemon, and many other essential oils....
, thymol

Thymol

Thymol also known as isopropylmethylphenol, is a monoterpene phenols derivative of cymene, C10H14OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and Liquid-liquid extraction as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties....
, and carvone

Carvone

Carvone is a member of a family of chemicals called terpene. Carvone is found naturally in many essential oils, but is most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill....
.

The number of seeds in each segment (carpel) varies greatly.

Historically, the name tangerine comes from Tangier

Tangier

Tangier or Tangiers [#Notes] is a city of northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel....
, Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, a port from which the first tangerines were shipped to Europe. The adjective tangerine, from Tangier or Tanger, was first recorded as an English word in 1710.

A popular alternative to tangerines are clementine

Clementine

A clementine is the hesperidium of a variety of mandarin orange , named in 1902. A clementine is an oblate, small citrus fruit. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance....
s, which are also a variant of the mandarin orange

Mandarin orange

Top Ten Tangerines, Mandarin orange Mandarin orange The Mandarin orange or mandarin is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling the Orange . The fruit is Spheroid, rather than Sphere. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain, or in fruit salads.... , clementine Clementine A clementine is the hesperidium of a variety of mandarin orange , named in 1902. A clementine is an oblate, small citrus fruit. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance.... s Producers — 2005 (1000 tonnes)
	11,395
	2,125
	1,270
	1,132
	720
	670
	665
	639
	587
	585
	585
World Total	19,734.84
Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

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