Mandarin
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Size: between 40 and 86 mm | ||||||||||||||||
It is fruit of mandarino. One thinks that its name must must to its asiatico origin and to the color of the suits of officials held in low esteem of the old one China.
The skin of alive or orange yellow color is thin and rough and facilmente separable of the pulp. This divided in 10 gores, its flavor is pleasant and sweet.
Although it has minor amount of that other citruses presents/displays more amount of carotenoid in its composition, which provides an important antirust activity to him.
Their types are:
- Clementinas (reticulata Citrus): more delayed, of so large minor and better quality to . They contain seeds.
- Satsumas (Citrus unshiu): precocious, with fruits of greater and worse gustativa quality. They do not have without .
- Others: Hybrids, Ornamentales, mandarino cleopatra, Citroyer, etc.
