
23112020 So technically a tangerine is a mandarin orange. At face worth the mandarin and the tangerine look the identical scent the identical and belong to the citrus household of fruits. 8 Zeilen 22062018 The colour of a mandarin is mild orange whereas a tangerine has a barely reddish-orange hue. Clementines have a slightly sweeter taste than tangerines, are a brighter orange colour, and have a smoother skin, which is easier to peel. Tangerines are larger and flatter in shape, with an uneven pebbly texture. The clementine comes from North Africa where it was discovered by Father Clément in an Algerian orchard, shortly after the introduction of the mandarin. The names of tangerines and mandarins are often used interchangeably. Clementine takes its name from its discoverer.

Normally, mandarins is reserved for low seeded or seedless, easy-to-peel citrus and. World production of mandarins and clementines is over 24 million tons. The main producers are China with 11.39 million tons, followed by Spain with 2.5 million tons, Brazil with 2 million tons and Japan which produces 1.1 million tons.

In France national production, the majority of which comes from Corsica, is estimated at forty thousand tons.
