1, appearance difference, kumquat : tree height of 3 meters or less, branches with thorns. Leaves thick, dense green, ovate-lanceolate or long elliptic, slightly pointed or obtuse at the tip, the base broadly cuneate or nearly rounded. Fruit ellipsoid or ovate-ellipsoid, orange-yellow to orange-red, pericarp sweetly flavored, oil cells often slightly raised, flesh acidic, seeds ovate.
Kumquat: Shrub or small tree, branches unarmed, much branched. Leaf blade lanceolate to oblong, entire or inconspicuously serrulate, surface dark green. The flowers of kumquat are bisexual, neat, white, and the aromatic fruit is square or ovate, golden yellow. Pericarp fleshy and thick. Seeds ovoid-globose.
2, value difference, kumquat is mainly nutritional value, only used for food. And kumquat has both nutritional value, and ornamental value, can be eaten and can be used as ornamental potted plants.
3, the key difference, as a foodie the simplest difference is that the kumquat can be peeled to eat, kumquat is not peeled to eat.
Kumquat and orange difference
1, varieties are different: kumquat is a citrus subfamily kumquat genus gold bullet species of a good variety. And tangerines belong to the broad-skinned citrus of the genus Citrus of the Brassicaceae.
2, nutrition is different: kumquat contains carotene, calcium, rich in potassium, magnesium, iron and vitamin B. And tangerines contain protein, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and niacin.
3, the appearance of different: kumquat is spherical, orange to orange-red peel, ovate, pointed or obtuse, rounded base. And tangerines are usually oblate to subglobose, light yellow, vermilion or deep red.