Appearance characteristics of oranges

The appearance characteristics of oranges are: the fruit is oblate or pear-shaped, with different sizes, the large diameter is 8 cm and the small diameter is about 4 cm. There are round protrusions and shallow radial grooves at the top of the fruit, and pedicels sometimes have radial grooves. The skin is rough, the pits are even, the oil cells are large, the skin is 2-4 mm thick and light yellow.

Oranges originated in Southeast Asia. Small trees of citrus. Fruit can be peeled and eaten fresh, and pulp can be used as an additive for seasoning or other foods. Oranges are fruits of orange trees belonging to Rutaceae and Citrus, also known as Guo Huang, Citrus, Jinhuan and Liu Ding. Citrus is a kind of citrus fruit with high edible and medicinal value.

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Oranges are mainly divided into sweet orange, navel orange, blood orange, sugar orange and red orange, each with its own characteristics. Details are as follows:

1. Sweet orange: The fruit is usually round orange with no navel or round mark at the top. Sugar orange, also known as lime, is similar in shape to ordinary oranges.

2, navel orange: the fruit is larger than the average orange, generally seedless. Its main feature is that the fruit has a conical by-product, characterized by a navel at the top of the fruit, that is, there is an underdeveloped small fruit at the top of the fruit. Seedless, crisp and tender, slightly sour and slightly sweet.

3, blood orange: pulp and juice are purple or dark red. The Mediterranean region is the origin and main producing area of its tender and juicy meat, which has a special flavor.

4. Sugar orange: Sugar orange is an excellent variety of red sweet orange in Qianyang City, Hunan Province. It tastes sweet, thin and toothless, and the flesh is crisp and tender. It is cultivated in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangdong provinces.

5. Red Orange: Lianjiang Red Orange has large fruit (single weight is about 150g), good fruit shape, orange-red pulp, tender and juicy, sweet and sour, and sweet taste.

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