Furthermore, regularly drinking grapefruit juice can help prevent kidney stones. Do you enjoy alcoholic bitters? Use them aromatically, instead. Grate them to add to various dishes, or use them in perfumes and other personal care products. Rangpurs are also known as Rangpur limes. They taste quite a bit like standard limes, but with a smoky, musky flavor. Hyunanatsu fruits come from the Miyazaki region in Japan, and have only been cultivated since the early s.
They have pale yellow skins and a light citrusy flavor, and they contain nutrients that may help to prevent osteoporosis. These Japanese citrus fruits have a similar sharp, bittersweet taste that grapefruit has, but their skins are much more aromatic.
Use citrus fruits to add a bright, sharp, sunny flavor to all kinds of dishes. Some of them are amazing when eaten raw, others like lemons and limes bring an extra splash of joy to drinks and sorbets. Is it Sweet? Disclosure: As Amazon Associates we earn from qualifying purchases. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.
Lemons When life gives you lemons… use them whenever humanly possible! Meyer Lemons These beauties look like regular lemons, but are three-way hybrids with pomelos and tangerines. These citrusy fruits are a popular gourmet food with red, pink, and blue-green varieties being popular. Rangpur lime is a hybrid between citron fruit and mandarin orange. Although called a lime, the Rangpur citrus fruit looks more like an orange or mandarin than a Persian lime.
Rangpur limes have a sharp acidic taste similar to limes but their peel and flesh are orange like a tangerine. These orange limes are the result of crossing the citron and mandarin orange. Lemons are yellow citrus fruit with many varieties. These yellow citrus fruits are small to medium-sized and have a sour taste.
Common varieties of lemons include Eureka, Lisbon, Meyer, and Primofiori. Citron is a large yellow citrus fruit from India. Citron is one of the 3 original citrus fruits from which all other varieties of citrus fruits are derived from.
Because the flesh is not juicy and virtually tasteless, it is rarely used in cooking. However, the thick citrus rind is tangy and used as a food in Asian and Middle-Eastern cuisine.
The rind is also candied and used in desserts and cakes. Grapefruit is a large citrus fruit and there are many types of grapefruit. Another large variety of subtropical citrus fruit is the grapefruit.
These smooth-skinned fruits get their name because the round fruits grow on the tree in clusters like grapes. Grapefruits can have pink, yellow, or red fleshy segments covered by a yellow-orange rind.
Usually, red grapefruits are the sweetest varieties whereas other types are more sour-bitter. Grapefruits are a hybrid of pomelo and sweet oranges. The tangelo is a sweet aromatic citrus fruit that has a deep orange rind and orange segments.
This tangy citrus fruit is a cross between a tangerine and pomelo and has a taste similar to mandarins. Its name is also a combination of these fruits. Tangelo fruits are about the size of a fist and are recognized by their nipple-like shape at the stem end. Jamaican Tangelo ugly fruit has greenish-yellow skin that turns orange when the fruit is fully ripe.
The Jamaican tangelo is also a cross between a tangerine and pomelo and has a distinct shape with a wide bottom and slightly pointed end. It has sweet juicy citrus segments with some hints of bitterness. Kumquat is a small citrus fruit with edible peel and sweet-sour flesh.
Kumquats are tiny citrus fruits that taste like an orange with bit of sourness but are about the size of a large olive or grape. These are a unique type of citrus fruit because you can enjoy them straight off the tree. Their rind is thin and edible and tastes delicious. Caitlin Mellendorf. January 15, Buy: Citrus comes in several forms: fresh, canned, and juiced fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable.
Shop for fresh citrus in winter months when it is in-season, and buy fruit that is firm to the touch, with a slight give. Avoid fruit that is overly soft or molding. Some brands may pack fruit in alternative sweeteners, if you prefer those. Price: According to the U. While USDA did not compare canned citrus, check your local stores to check prices. The Key Lime Pie is a popular American dessert that is specially prepared using this variety of citrus fruits. Learn how to grow your own Key Limes here.
Kumquat is a Chinese name that literally means golden orange. It is a cold-hardy fruit in the citrus family that looks pretty much the same as an average orange except that it is a lot smaller in size — about the size of an olive! Most kumquats are round but some also come in an oval shape. Clementines are a type of tangor i.
The peel of this citrus is of a dark orange shade and is quite smooth and shiny in appearance. Clementines are mostly eaten as it is because they are easy to peel, really juicy and have a more sugary taste than oranges. This species was created during the 19 th Century in Algeria. As is evident by the name, the blood orange is a type of orange that belongs to the citrus sinensis family.
Although the bright orange colored skin of this fruit is no different than that of a typical orange, the flesh contained within is of deep blood-red color. This is due to the presence of antioxidants called anthocyanins that are found only in this type of citrus fruit. This flavonoid plant compound makes the blood oranges useful for treating urinary tract infections.
The distinctive crimson hue sets this species apart from all other citruses and makes it ideal for decorating exotic desserts and juices. Blood oranges taste somewhat like sour raspberries.
Produced from an accidental cross between a pomelo and sweet orange, the grapefruit was first introduced in Barbados during the mid 18 th Century. Based on the cultivars from which it is harvested, the flesh of grapefruits can be creamy white, pink or even red in color. This fruit has sour to semi-sweet and sometimes even bitter taste and is usually grown for extracting the juice.
Native to China, the Meyer Lemon is the result of a mix between citron and mandarin. It was named Meyer after the agricultural explorer who introduced the variety in the US.
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