What are the red meat oranges and yellow meat oranges? Which tastes better, red meat orange or yellow meat orange?

There are red meat oranges and traditional yellow meat oranges. What is the difference between these two kinds of oranges? Do you want to know!

No matter it is yellow meat or red meat willow, it is one of the "sweet orange" varieties in the citrus genus of Rutaceae. according to the fruit type, it can be divided into four categories: general sweet orange (Valencia, willow orange, golden orange, etc.), blood orange (red flesh willow is a small branch), navel orange, lime-free orange and so on.

Valencia is the kind of "Xiangji" imported from the United States that we often see in supermarkets. In fact, "Xiangji" is not a variety, but a brand and company name. but because Valencia in California is almost sold collectively by this company, his brand name is far more famous than the variety name. There is also a little Valencia in Taiwan, which is mainly produced in Taitung, and the harvest season is relatively late, around March.

The yellow meat willow, which we used to eat, belongs to ordinary sweet oranges. It was introduced to Taiwan from Guangdong in about 1930. After the 1980s, after a large-scale conversion of paddy fields to dry farming on the island, the cultivated area increased significantly, making it the most productive fruit tree in Taiwan after autumn and winter. The degree of fully ripe oranges is about 12-13 degrees, the juice extraction rate is about 45%, and the acidity is lower than that of Valencia. For foreigners, it is a fruit with a light flavor, but it is very suitable for Taiwanese people who do not like sour taste, so the planting quantity is very large.

Red flesh willow should be regarded as a kind of blood orange, but in foreign countries, blood orange is cultivated in areas with higher latitudes, and the colder it is, the more blood red it is (because its flesh is red with anthocyanins), so it is so named. In relatively cold areas, he is a very tasty fruit, but after being introduced to Taiwan, because we are considered a subtropical country, the red meat has a lot of water and sugar, but almost no acid. Compared with yellow meat, red meat has almost no acidity at all. So some people call it "apo mandarin", that is to say, old people who are afraid of sour dare to eat it.

Therefore, the key point is that the yellow meat willow in Xidi is usually higher in sugar and acid than ordinary willow, and friends who like it feel more rich in taste, while those who are afraid of acid will feel more sour. Therefore, friends who like to eat Xidi yellow meat willow, accidentally buy red meat willow, will feel very different, because the expectation of fruit is different.

Next year, we will invite friends from the Housewives' Union Cooperative to mark the red meat willow more clearly, lest everyone accidentally buy it by mistake, and those who do not like to eat sour can consider buying red meat willow, and those who like the stronger flavor. Please consider supporting the yellow meat willow, please!