Mandarin

The tangerine is the fruit of the mandarin, belonging to the Rutaceae family. This is a fruit similar to orange, but smaller, with a thinner skin and flattened at its base. Its bark is smooth, shiny, red-orange in color and very easy to peel. Its pulp is made up of numerous vesicles filled with very sweet juice.

In the market we can find different varieties: clementines, clementillas (larger than the previous ones), satsumas (yellower in color) and various hybrid varieties.

Properties and benefits: mandarin

Some benefits you didn't know about taking mandarin

Mandarins, like oranges, are an excellent source of vitamins from group C, although their content is lower than that of oranges. The opposite is the case with vitamins from group A, since we can find the highest quantity of this nutrient in this fruit. Mandarins are a source of fibre and organic acids such as citric acid, responsible for their acidic flavour.

In terms of mineral composition, in this fruit we can find significant amounts of potassium, calcium and phosphorous.

Nutritional composition: Calories: 43 kcal, Proteins: 0.8 g, Carbohydrates: 9 g, Fibre: 1.9 g, Water: 88.3 g, Calcium: 36 mg, Iron: 0.3 mg, Magnesium: 11 mg, Potassium: 160 mg, Phosphorus: 17.2 mg, Vitamin A: 56 mg, Vitamin B6: 0.07 mg, Vitamin C: 35 mg, Thiamine: 0.07 mg, Riboflavin: 0.02 mg, Niacin: 0.3 mg

Nutritional values

43.0

Kcal

43.0

Kj

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Fat

9.0 gr

CHO

0.8 gr

Protein

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