Citrus is not an orange.

To be precise, citrus does not only include oranges. It is the general name for many citrus plants such as tangerines, mandarins, oranges, kumquats, grapefruits and tangerines, and oranges are just citrus. It is a branch fruit and one of the representative plants and fruits of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

Orange information:

Orange fruits are relatively small, generally oblate in shape, with orange-red, vermilion or orange-yellow skin color. The peel is very thin but tough. The sponge layer is thin, and there are clearly divided juice bubbles inside. The seeds are inside the pulp in the juice bubbles, and the overall taste is sweet but slightly sour.

Mandarin orange information:

The fruit of mandarin orange appears to be larger, and the overall shape is approximately spherical or round. The skin is usually yellow or orange, but there are also orange-red. The variety has a thicker peel, a thicker sponge layer, and a lot of pulp. However, its taste is sweet all day long, with only a slight sour taste. The taste difference from oranges is quite obvious.

Variety differences:

There are many varieties of oranges, including sugar oranges, tangerines, Gong oranges, rock sugar oranges, Nanfeng oranges and other subspecies, with different tastes Some are sweet and sour, but they are generally not suitable for long-term storage and transportation. There are relatively few varieties of tangerines, including Chaozhou tangerines, Xinhui tangerines, tangerines, kumquats, etc., but they are all relatively durable for storage.