What is a tangerine and how is it different from an orange?

1. What is

Tangerine is a common fruit. The fruit is relatively large, round in shape, slightly flat, and has a bright yellow color. Its skin is relatively thick and easy to peel off. The meat inside is very tender, contains a lot of juice, and tastes relatively sweet. It tastes fragrant and sweet, and has a unique flavor. Tangerines have many values. They can be eaten fresh or processed into canned food, wine, jelly, juice, etc. Alcohol, citric acid, and pectin can also be extracted from them, and the rest can be made into feed. The origin of Lugan is Yongchun County, Fujian Province, and it is also distributed in Zhejiang, Taiwan and other places.

2. What is the difference between it and oranges?

1. Appearance: The peel of tangerine is relatively thick and feels a bit rough. The color is mostly orange-yellow. The fruit is large and spherical in shape. The outer peel of the orange is very thin and easy to peel. The color is red. The fruit is relatively small and mostly oblate in shape.

2. Taste: The taste of tangerines is sweeter and they taste sweet and sour. The taste of oranges is mixed, sweet and sour, and they don’t taste as sweet as tangerines.

3. Nutrition: Tangerines contain vitamins and minerals, which can clear away heat and reduce phlegm, and will not cause internal heat after eating. Oranges contain vitamin C and citric acid, and eating too many of them can cause getting a sore throat.