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Florida Fruit Shippers®
PO Box 530456
St. Petersburg, FL 33747
1-800-715-8279
Summer Hours: M-W 8-5 EST
Fax: 800-847-8936
Phone/Fax: 727-341-2001
eMail: ffs@orangesonline.com
Florida Honey Tangerines
| FastFacts | |
|---|---|
| Availability | Feb 25 to May 3 |
| Status | Avail. Next Season |
| Shipped to | US* (excluding AZ, CA, LA, TX) & Canada** |
| *excluding AK, HI **excluding T, V, X, Y codes | |
A taste that's just like honey makes Florida Honey Tangerines a must-have! And with a zipper skin, they peel and section easily, making them perfect for on-the-go snacking. Just make sure you have enough to share with everyone.
Florida Honey Tangerines, also known as Murcott Tangerines or Honey Murcotts, are oval with a pebbly, bright orange skin. The thin zipper skin comes away from the fruit easily, revealing richly colored sections that readily separate and are filled with honey-sweet juice. Florida Honey Tangerines have some seeds and are excellent for fresh eating. The juice may be refrigerated for 1-2 days or may be frozen. Shake well to remix juice if it separates after freezing.
The flavor of the Florida Honey Tangerine juice is damaged by processing. Consequently this delicious fruit and its juice are only available as a fresh product.
Availability
Our Florida Honey Tangerines are available March only.
History
Like Fall Star Tangerines and Temple Oranges, Florida Honey Tangerines are tangors, a hybrid of mandarin and sweet orange. Unlike its cousins, however, Honey Tangerines were not a chance discovery. Working at a USDA nursery in Miami, Walter T. Swingle first created the hybrid in 1913 and sent a tree to Safety Harbor, Florida for testing and propagation. Charles Murcott Smith further propagated the tree in 1922 and by 1928 the tree and fruit became a commercial success known as the Honey Murcott.
Still officially designated as Honey Murcott, Florida Honey Tangerines are the latest maturing tangerine of the citrus season. That is why Florida Honey Tangerines have such a rich color and flavor.
Nutritional Information for Florida Honey Tangerines
One large tangerine, about 98 grams:
- 43 calories
- 1 g protein
- 2 g dietary fiber
- 13 mg calcium
- 154 mg potassium
- 90 RE vitamin A
- 30 mg vitamin C
- 20 mcg folate
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