nutrition facts
- sodium- 1.8mg
- vitamin a- 11%
- vitamin c - 39%
- protein- .7g
- dietary fibers- 4g
- total fat- 1g
tangerines peak season
Tangerines have a short peak season from November to January.
all about tangerines
- Tangerines are a citrus fruit also known a mandarins, they are smaller than oranges.
- They have 47 calories.
- They have skin that is very easy to peel compared to oranges.
- Their names derives from the place from where they were first shipped to Europe- Tangier, Morocco.
- The grow on a citrus produced tree.
- The tangerine is slightly flattened at each end and feature a loose orange and reddish peel.
producers
definitions
- tangerine -1- A small citrus fruit with a loose skin. especially one of a variety with deep orange red skin. -2- the citrus tree that bears the tangerine.
- golden -1- colored or shining like gold. -2- made or consisting of gold.
- dawn -1- the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise. -2- the begining. (of day)
Florida, California, Texas, and Arkansas are the major producers of citrus fruit. Though Florida is the top producer for tangerines.
golden dawn tangerine by: bailey garcia & brynlie campbell