Patrick from The Produce Industry Podcast visited Citrus America near the end of the growing season and juiced some NobleJuicyCrunch.
Patrick juiced Juicy Crunch tangerines that have what we call beauty marks. These small imperfections on the peel do not affect our tangerines’ off-the-charts sweetness and taste.
Tap the visual below to watch as Patrick Kelly and business associates use a commercial grade juicer to juice the sweetest tangerine in Florida.
It’s officially Florida Starburst PUMMELO SEASON! And to celebrate this HUGE citrus fruit, I made a Pummelo Simple Syrup that can be used in a variety of ways.
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According to the USDA, the Florida tangerine citrus group “has soared in popularity, with per capita availability more than doubling between 2000 and 2022. This broad group includes tangelos, mandarins, clementines, and traditional tangerines. A comparison of per capita fresh tangerine and fresh orange availability over the last 20 years shows the share going to tangerines increasing from 20 to 40 percent.”
The article goes on to say that growth of the U.S. tangerine market coincides with the launch of marketing campaigns for easy-peel seedless mandarins…”