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Florida Fruit Shippers®
PO Box 530456
St. Petersburg, FL 33747
1-800-715-8279
Closed through August
Fax: 800-847-8936
Phone/Fax: 727-341-2001
eMail: ffs@orangesonline.com
Sweet Ortanique Oranges
| FastFacts | |
|---|---|
| Availability | Feb 2 to Feb 22 |
| Status | Avail. Next Season |
| Shipped to | US* & Canada** |
| *excluding AK, HI **excluding T, V, X, Y codes | |
Sweet Ortanique Oranges Product Specifications
Package Particulars
Recommended for: 1 person
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify mixed to
include Ruby Red Grapefruit
Weight (approx.): 6 lb/2.5 kg
Pieces (approx.): 9 oranges -OR-
5 oranges, 4 grapefruit
Spot Wrap: Specify occasion at
"Gift Wrap?" prompt
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Package Particulars
Recommended for: 1 person
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify mixed to
include Ruby Red Grapefruit
Weight (approx.): 9.5 lb/4.3 kg
Pieces (approx.): 12-15 oranges -OR-
6-8 oranges, 4 grapefruit
Spot Wrap: Specify occasion at
"Gift Wrap?" prompt
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Package Particulars
Recommended for: 1-3 persons
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify mixed to
include Ruby Red Grapefruit
Weight (approx.): 16 lb/7 kg
Pieces (approx.): 18-20 oranges -OR-
9 oranges, 6 grapefruit
Spot Wrap: Specify occasion at
"Gift Wrap?" prompt
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Package Particulars
Recommended for: 2-3 persons
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify mixed to
include Ruby Red Grapefruit
Weight (approx.): 19 lb/8.6 kg
Pieces (approx.): 24-30 oranges -OR-
16 oranges, 9 grapefruit
Spot Wrap: Specify occasion at
"Gift Wrap?" prompt
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Package Particulars
Recommended for: 3-5 persons
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify mixed to
include Ruby Red Grapefruit
Weight (approx.): 29 lb/13 kg
Pieces (approx.): 36-45 oranges -OR-
24 oranges, 12 grapefruit
Spot Wrap: Specify occasion at
"Gift Wrap?" prompt
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Package Particulars
Recommended for: 4-6 persons
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify mixed to
include Ruby Red Grapefruit
Weight (approx.): 39 lb/17.5 kg
Pieces (approx.): 48-60 oranges -OR-
32 oranges, 16 grapefruit
Spot Wrap: Specify occasion at
"Gift Wrap?" prompt
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Availability
Our Sweet Ortanique Oranges are available February only.
"Make it Deluxe" option not available to Arizona, California, Louisiana and Texas; also some portions of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Nevada.
History
The Sweet Ortanique Orange is a spontaneous hybrid of mandarin and sweet orange. In 1920 C. P. Jackson, of Mandeville, Jamaica, purchased some seedlings at an agricultural show. The seedlings had been grown by a man who found the unusual fruit at the Christiana market. Jackson planted 130 seeds and subsequently selected the best seedlings that bore fruit most like the parent with the least seeds. He named the fruit Ortanique, a combination of "orange," "tangerine" and "unique."
Ortanique seedlings were brought into the US in the mid-1940s and became increasingly popular, especially in export markets. Initially planted most widely in California, the number of Florida plantings gradually increased and we now harvest Sweet Ortanique Oranges every February.
Other well-known mandarin/orange hybrids, cousins of Ortaniques, are Temple Oranges and Honey Tangerines.
Nutritional Information
One Sweet Tangelee Orange, about 2 1/2" in diameter, contains:
- 65 calories
- 16 g carbohydrates
- 54 mg calcium
- 283 mg potassium
- 26 mg phosphorus
- 260 IU vitamin A
- 66 mg vitamin C
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