Sweet Tangerines
Tangerines are often considered to be one of the tastiest types of citrus fruit available. While there are many different types of this delicious fruit, they maintain the orange color of the orange fruit. Tangerines are more directly related to the mandarin orange than any of the other citrus fruit available.
Similar to the other forms of citrus fruit available, these tiny fruits can help boost your immune system and heart health. The tangerine is full of various antioxidants as well as Vitamin C that is known to have significant health benefits, and folic acid which helps reduce your risk of heart disease, proving that tangerines are a perfect choice to add to your diet.
Over recent years the honey tangerine has quickly become the most sought after type of the fruit. They are the sweetest tangerine available on the market, but provide all the health benefits of a regular tangerine. Best of all they segment easier than some others on the market.
Another of the great tangerines available is the Dacy and it was for a long time the most popular of the group. It has a reddish skin and delicious orange inside and a very sweet flavor. However over the years it has become more and more susceptible to diseases and thus more difficult for farmers to grow.
Clementine tangerines are the most debated form of the tangerine family. While some would characterize it as a mandarin orange, other swear it is a tangerine. No matter where you place it in classification these tiny and delicious treats have no seeds, are easy to peel and make for a great snack.
From their fragile trees the Robinsons tangerines are a little more costly than other tangerines available on the market. The reason is because they are difficult to grow with their tree system requiring more work to keep alive. They are a hybrid of Tangelos and Clementines. They have a limited number of seeds and are very susceptible to weather.
Finally there is also the Sunburst tangerine. These delicious treats are very closely related to the Dacy. They are perfectly sectioned and have little to no seeds. Their fruit is very juicy and full of flavor.
As you can see there are plenty of options when you are considering tangerines. Next time you are at the store, check out several different types and find the one that tickles your taste buds in the right way.
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