Orange
Citrus sinensis · Citrus
7 varietiesTop 10 pairings
Grown on the world's most cultivated fruit tree, the orange is a juicy, sweet-tart citrus in a fragrant, pebbled rind. It is squeezed for breakfast juice or eaten fresh; the oil-rich peel is prized as much as the flesh.
Picking a good onedrag
Just pickedDried out
Market freshBuy itThe everyday orange: still heavy, peels clean, juices well
WeightSolidly dense
RindFirm, faint give, still smooth
ButtonDry brown, still attached
SmellClearly fragrant at the skin
What you get from one
73%
Edible part
131 g flesh · peel and pips out
179 g
Weight each
each one
48%
Juice
86 g from a medium orange
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 4× longer than the counter.
90–95%
Humidity
Ventilated
Airflow