Clementines have a slightly sweeter taste than tangerines, are a brighter orange colour, and have a smoother skin, which is easier to peel. Tangerines are larger and flatter in shape, with an uneven ‘pebbly’ texture. The easiest way to tell the difference is to hold the fruit in your hand.
However, the characteristic flavor difference between sweet orange and mandarin has not been defined. In this study, sensory analysis illustrated the crucial role of aroma in the differentiation between orange flavor and mandarin flavor. To study aroma, Valencia orange and LB8-9 mandarin were used.
Tangelos have a couple of things in common with tangerines. Their peels are a rich, reddish-orange in color, for one thing; for another, they both have easy-to-peel “zipper” skins, which makes them great take-along fruits. The mandarin tangerine is about half the size of your average tangelo. The two fruits are also very different when it
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