Is there a different fruit very similar to oranges?
I recently purchased a fruit, which is very similar to an orange but slightly different in taste, size and color. The fruit I purchased is about 3 inches in diameter, and has a reddish orange peel and a rich sweet citrus taste. Its internal structure is exactly like that of an orange. Is there is any such variety of oranges? Or it is an entirely different fruit? One of my friend also told me that it wasn't an orange, but wasn't able to recall the fruit's name.
I went to market again but could not find it. I don't know its name. What it is called? I wasn't able to find it on fruits stores on the Internet. If anybody knows what it is then please let me know. Its rich taste is unforgettable. I would love to know what fruit it is. It's neither grapefruit nor blood oranges.
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There are hundreds of varieties of citrus fruits, in a great variety of colors, sizes (and very occasionally, even different shapes). There is really no fundamental difference between the various citrus fruits--they all cross breed and hybridize extremely readily.
It is possible if you post a photo that someone might recognize the cultivar, but other than that all that can really be said is that you have a citrus fruit.
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Here are some popular varieties of citrus fruits: Sweet oranges: Valencia, navel, blood orange, cara cara. Mandarins: Satsuma, clementine, tangor, tangelo. Limes: Persian, key lime, kaffir.What fruits are similar to oranges?
- Orange. The beloved orange that is readily available around the world is actually a hybrid between a pomelo and a mandarin (2). ...
- Tangerine. The trusty ol' tangerine is believed to be a variety of another citrus fruit, the mandarin orange. ...
- Key Lime. Save. ...
- Clementine. ...
- Blood Orange. ...
- Mandarin Orange. ...
- Lemon. ...
- Grapefruit.
What fruit looks like an orange but isnt?
Kumquats are miniature citrus fruit that closely resembles the orange. They grow on small kumquat trees, are placed in the genus category Fortunella in the Rutaceae plant family. The peel of the kumquat is thin and sweet, with a tart flesh, making the fruit easy to be eaten whole.What fruits are in the orange family?
This family is also known as the rue family and contains flowering plants that generally have a strong scent. The genus Citrus includes oranges, grapefruits, limes and lemons. These fruits have been cultivated since ancient times.10 TYPES OF ORANGES || #Oranges #typesoforanges #IndayLynne
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Answer 2
A small, sweet citrus like a Clementine, but with seeds?
Tangerine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine
Of course... as others have said, we could do this all day. We are talking marketing right now rather than botany.
Answer 3
Perhaps you're talking about clementines?
Answer 4
Given the size, there's a fairly good chance it's some variety of mandarin orange. This includes the clementines and tangerines already mentioned, as well as the zillions of kinds of satsumas and many others. It's quite likely that if you can find good, ripe oranges of any of these varieties, you'll like them, even if they're not the exact same cultivar as what you had. Just look around for small oranges, or I suppose see if Google translate gets a Hindi name right.
Answer 5
Did it have a bump at the stem end? It could be a tangelo.
Or, if the flesh inside was slightly pink, it could be a Cara Cara orange.
Answer 6
Finally I came to know its called "kinu" in India.
Answer 7
It's called Malta as far as I can understand from the description you gave.
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