Valencia orange
Citrus sinensis 'Valencia' · Citrus
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The Valencia is the world's great juicing orange — a thin-skinned, richly coloured, seedy fruit bursting with sweet-tart juice that holds its flavour rather than turning bitter on standing, the trait that made it the backbone of commercial orange-juice production. A late, summer-ripening variety, it extends the citrus season long after the navels are gone, hanging on the tree without spoiling.
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
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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