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Overview of citrus species Common name(s) Image Taxonomic name/constituents Notes Bergamot orange: Citrus bergamia: Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange, is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour similar to a lime, depending on ripeness.
Open fruit of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), showing the seeds from which annatto is extracted.. Annatto (/ ə ˈ n æ t oʊ / or / ə ˈ n ɑː t oʊ /) is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical parts of the Americas. [1]
Peach is a color that is named for the pale color of the interior flesh of the peach fruit. This name may also be substituted for "peachy". Like the color apricot, the color peach is paler than most actual peach fruits and seems to have been formulated (like the color apricot) primarily to create a pastel palette of colors for interior design.
Ripening is the sequence of changes within the fruit from maturity to the beginning of decay. These changes involve the conversion of starches to sugars, a decrease in acids, softening, and a change in the fruit's colour. [35] Citrus fruits are non-climacteric and respiration slowly declines and the production and release of ethylene is gradual ...
The color was named after the fruit, [28] with the first recorded use of orange as a color name in English in 1512. [29] [30] Etymology of 'orange' Composition ...
The Principality of Orange took its name not from the fruit, but from a Roman-Celtic settlement on the site which was founded in 36 or 35 BC and was named after the Celtic water god Arausio; [21] however, the name may have been slightly altered, and the town associated with the colour, because it was on the route by which quantities of oranges ...
The quince (/ ˈ k w ɪ n s /; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart, and astringent.
The apple as a species has more than 100 alternative scientific names, or synonyms. [17] In modern times, ... fruit acidity, color, firmness, and soluble sugar.