Good morning!
How's your week going? Mine's good, lots of work.
I'm still traveling to other fields to find the different products we have this season.
Two varieties of avocado are available, Hass and Pinkerton, and we're also still harvesting oranges and mandarins every day:
A few days ago, talking on WhatsApp with a customer, she asked me to separate the juicing oranges from the table oranges when we sent the box so she could identify them.
That's why I thought of writing today's newsletter to tell you the most notable differences between one orange and another so you can also identify them easily.
However, a personal clarification: for me, you can make juice with any orange, and any orange can be eaten as a table orange. It's not forbidden, but the truth is there is a differentiation that has to do with the different varieties of oranges that exist...
I don't know if you remember that a few weeks ago I told you about the Salustiana orange, which is native to Valencian lands. Well, the Salustiana orange is considered a specific orange for juicing because it has a lot of juice inside.
This is one of the differences between one orange and another; some contain more juice inside than others. Just as some are sweeter or more acidic than others. But... let's not get sidetracked!
The most notable difference between one and the other is that table oranges have a navel on the opposite side of the pistil (i.e., the stem that connects it to the tree), while juicing oranges do not have this navel.
This one here is still on the tree but you can see it has a navel:
In addition, table oranges are larger than juicing oranges. This makes juicing oranges small but powerful because with two oranges you can make a good glass of juice.
But... listen! I'll tell you again, you can make juice with any of them or eat them as dessert, but there are differences, there are.
This, in turn, is related to the varieties of oranges that exist in Valencia and around the world.
For example, oranges with a navel belong to the Navel family (which means navel in English). But that's a story for another newsletter.
Anyway, if you're still eager to read about groups and varieties of oranges, I recommend this article from our blog.
For today I'll say goodbye, have a great week.
A hug!
