Ishita Roy

No! Oranges, Tangerines, Mandarins, And Clementines Are Not The Same!

Everyone loves color and especially it is bright orange, on top of their cake, pies, tart, or just eating under the winter sun. These are small citrus fruits and are often called interchangeably as oranges, mandarins, tangerines, and clementines. However, they are actually different!

As per the Citrus Variety Collection of the University of California, there are 167 different hybrids and varieties of mandarins listed. 

Oranges: They are second in size to the grapefruit and have thick skin. They also have a tart flavor.

Tangerines: They are a type of mandarin orange, which is bright in color, have a little less sweet flavor.

Mandarins: They are a type of orange, but are smaller and sweeter than oranges. They also have a flat shape and thinner skin which makes them easy to peel.

Clementines: They are the smallest type of mandarin orange and are sweet, seedless and have red-orange skins.

Now lets dive deeper into it. Talking about oranges, they originated many years ago in Asia, probably somewhere in Southern China and Indonesia and today they are produced all across, with the vast majority in Florida and Sao Paulo, Brazil. They are the fruit of Citrus x sinesis species. 

A whole orange has a high water content which is up to 87% and consists mostly of carbs, 4%, and almost no fat. The other nutrients include calories 47, carbs 11.7 grams, fiber 2.4 grams, protein 0.9 grams, fat 0.1 grams, vitamin A 4% of daily value (DV), vitamin C 89% DV, folate 8% DV, and potassium 5% DV. 

They were first grown in Palatka, Florida and received the name tangerine because they were imported through the city of Tangier in Morocco.

The water content in this too is also high, up to 85% and carbs up to 4% and almost no fat. The nutrient composition is as followed calories 53, carbs 13.3 grams, fiber 1.8 grams, protein 0.8 grams, fat 0.3 grams, vitamin A 14% DV, vitamin C 44%, folate 4% DV and potassium 5% DV.

The main difference between the two apart from their texture is that orange is richer in vitamin C and has less calories as compared to a tangerine. 

They are one of the world's oldest cultivated plants and the name suggest that it had been cultivated in China for thousand of years. 

It contains around 40 calories, 0.24 grams of fat, no cholesterol, 1.52 milligram of cholesterol, 10.1 grams of total carbohydrates, 1.37 grams of dietary fiber, 8,06 grams of sugar, and 0.63 of protein. It contains 23% DV of vitamin C and 3% DV of vitamin A. 

The origin for this too traces to China, however, it was first discovered to be a separate species in 1902 by Algerian monk Frère Clément, as the name suggests. It is a cross between mandarin and bitter orange. 

It contains 35 calories, 0.11 grams fat, no cholesterol, 0.74 milligram sodium, 8.88 gram carbohydrates, 1.26 grams fiber 6.79 grams of sugar, 0.63 grams protein, and provides around 40% DV of vitamin C and 3% DV of vitamin A. 

As an overall comparison, oranges are the most vitamin C rich fruits, while others can be used for their other benefits as listed and to add a bit of different flavors to the taste. 

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Everyone loves color and especially it is bright orange, on top of their cake, pies, tart, or just eating under the winter sun. These are small citrus fruits and are often called interchangeably as oranges, mandarins, tangerines, and clementines. However, they are actually different! As per the Citrus Variety Collection of the University of California, there are 167 different hybrids and varieties of mandarins listed. What Is the Basic Difference?Oranges: They are second in size to the grapefruit and have thick skin. They also have a tart flavor.Tangerines: They are a type of mandarin orange, which is bright in color, have a little less sweet flavor.Mandarins: They are a type of orange, but are smaller and sweeter than oranges. They also have a flat shape and thinner skin which makes them easy to peel. Clementines: They are the smallest type of mandarin orange and are sweet, seedless and have red-orange skins. OrangesNow lets dive deeper into it. Talking about oranges, they originated many years ago in Asia, probably somewhere in Southern China and Indonesia and today they are produced all across, with the vast majority in Florida and Sao Paulo, Brazil. They are the fruit of Citrus x sinesis species. A whole orange has a high water content which is up to 87% and consists mostly of carbs, 4%, and almost no fat. The other nutrients include calories 47, carbs 11.7 grams, fiber 2.4 grams, protein 0.9 grams, fat 0.1 grams, vitamin A 4% of daily value (DV), vitamin C 89% DV, folate 8% DV, and potassium 5% DV. TangerinesThey were first grown in Palatka, Florida and received the name tangerine because they were imported through the city of Tangier in Morocco.The water content in this too is also high, up to 85% and carbs up to 4% and almost no fat. The nutrient composition is as followed calories 53, carbs 13.3 grams, fiber 1.8 grams, protein 0.8 grams, fat 0.3 grams, vitamin A 14% DV, vitamin C 44%, folate 4% DV and potassium 5% DV.The main difference between the two apart from their texture is that orange is richer in vitamin C and has less calories as compared to a tangerine. MandarinThey are one of the world's oldest cultivated plants and the name suggest that it had been cultivated in China for thousand of years. The nutrient make up is as followed:It contains around 40 calories, 0.24 grams of fat, no cholesterol, 1.52 milligram of cholesterol, 10.1 grams of total carbohydrates, 1.37 grams of dietary fiber, 8,06 grams of sugar, and 0.63 of protein. It contains 23% DV of vitamin C and 3% DV of vitamin A. ClementinesThe origin for this too traces to China, however, it was first discovered to be a separate species in 1902 by Algerian monk Frère Clément, as the name suggests. It is a cross between mandarin and bitter orange. It contains 35 calories, 0.11 grams fat, no cholesterol, 0.74 milligram sodium, 8.88 gram carbohydrates, 1.26 grams fiber 6.79 grams of sugar, 0.63 grams protein, and provides around 40% DV of vitamin C and 3% DV of vitamin A. As an overall comparison, oranges are the most vitamin C rich fruits, while others can be used for their other benefits as listed and to add a bit of different flavors to the taste. 