Winter’s citrus fruit
Don’t know your satsumas from your naartjies?
This winter we’ll be packing a variety of citrus in your Fruit Cubes – here’s a look at just some types that you can look forward to in the coming months.
Clementines
- Soft citrus
- The relatively smooth, bright orange rind is easy to peel
- With a nice sweet flavour, this soft citrus is a firm favourite
- Available for most of the winter season
Satsumas
- Soft citrus
- A light orange rind which is soft and easy to peel
- Mildly sweet flavour and very juicy, light orange segments
- Available early in the season
Minneolas 
- Soft citrus (a hybrid of grapefruit and tangerine)
- The rind is a rich orange in colour and there’s a distinct “neck” protruding from the stem area giving it a bell shape
- The fruit is very aromatic and the segments are sweet and juicy
Nadorcotts and Mors
- Soft citrus
- The rind is generally thinner and tighter, but still easy to peel and is a beautiful deep orange colour
- Available mid- to end-season and deliciously sweet
Cape Naartjie
- A locally grown favourite and available for a few weeks
- The rind is very soft, sits loosely around the segments and is very easy to peel
- The segments are sweet and juicy
Navels
- A large size orange
- An excellent eating orange because it’s not too difficult to peel
- Sweet flavour
Valencia
- A medium size orange
- With a thin rind and very juicy segments, this orange is great for eating and juicing