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The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color, that is considered either a variety of Citrus reticulata, the mandarin orange, or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, [1] [2] [3] or yet as a hybrid (Citrus × tangerina) of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.
Until the 1970s, most tangerines grown and eaten in the US were Dancys, and it was known as "Christmas tangerine" [13] and zipper-skin tangerine [14] Iyokan (Citrus iyo), a cross between the Dancy tangerine and another Japanese mandarin variety, the kaikoukan. [12] Bang Mot tangerine, a mandarin variety popular in Thailand.
In 2022, world production of mandarin oranges (combined with tangerines, clementines, and satsumas in reporting to FAOSTAT) was 44.2 million tonnes, led by China with 61% of the global total. [18] Spain produced 1.8 million tonnes in 2022, with Turkey, Egypt, and Morocco as other significant producers. [18]
Origin Algeria A clementine ( Citrus × clementina ) is a tangor , a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange ( C. × deliciosa ) and a sweet orange ( C. × sinensis ), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] named in honor of Clément Rodier , a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria . [ 4 ]
The Dancy tangerine (zipper-skin tangerine, kid-glove orange) is one of the oldest and formerly most popular American citrus varieties, but is now rarely sold. [3] The Dancy originated in 1867, as a seedling grown by Colonel Francis L. Dancy. [1] [4] It was called tangerine because its parent, the Moragne tangerine, was believed to come from ...
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At US $15.2 billion equivalent in 2018, citrus trade [37] makes up nearly half of the world fruit trade, which was US$32.1 billion that year. [38] According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development , citrus production grew during the early 21st century mainly by the increase in cultivation areas, improvements in transportation ...
But many credit All Steak restaurant in Cullman, about 45 minutes north of the city, with the roll’s origin. All Steak opened in the late 1930s, but the orange roll didn’t appear on the menu ...