Orange: Quick Facts

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A ripe Citrus sinensis orange hangs among glossy green leaves and clusters of white blossoms on the tree.

California: Tejon Ranch

Assorted citrus fruits including whole and halved oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes arranged closely together.

Spain: orange tree

representative types of fruit

Health benefits of oranges

Watch a citrus farmer graft a scion onto a sour orange tree's rootstock to produce crops of sweet oranges

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Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)

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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

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Ceviche. Peruvian ceviche (sebiche). Raw seafood dish with lime, cilantro, peppers, plantains. Cuisine, food

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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Chocolate bar broken into pieces. (sweets; dessert; cocoa; candy bar; sugary)

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Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)

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