noble’s Select Sweet Navels are just that–they’re selected because they’re sweet. They’re also seedless and easy-to-peel. They’re available year-round. Select Sweet Navels come from Florida in the fall, and California in the winter/spring. noble’s summer navels come from Chile. We have recognized some grower-partners there who care deeply about the way they produce their fruit.
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…”
