When buying tangerines and clementines, you should choose heavy fruit

Created: 12/10/2022, 09:00

By: Ines Alms

With tangerines and clementines you can really go wrong.

In order for the pleasure to bring moments of happiness, you should pay attention to a few quality features.

Who does not know that mandarin oranges look very appetizing in the supermarket light, but turn out to be a sham at home: they do not taste aromatic or their flesh is more or less dried up.

If you follow a few tips, you increase the chances of having a great taste experience.

Tangerines and clementines should be as heavy as possible when bought

If you check a few points when shopping, you can count on a juicy, fresh clementine.

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Before you peel tangerines or clementines, there are already some signs that the fruit is of good quality.

The weight can provide the first plus point: If the citrus fruits are heavy, this indicates that they contain a lot of juice, which is certainly the most important thing in addition to the aroma.

In the case of particularly light tangerines, on the other hand, the flesh is usually already dry.

You can also see the good quality of the fruit by these characteristics, although of course this is not a guarantee:

• According to NDR television

  , a firm skin that does not immediately separate from the pulp is

  a sign of freshness.

• Fresh tangerines and clementines should not give way, even when pressed lightly.

• Leaves on the fruit are not just decoration: if they still look juicy green, that is a sign that the citrus fruit was only recently harvested, explains

  Focus online

  .

  The leaves will wither within a few days.

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Whether the fruit has green spots is usually irrelevant, they are not unripe and can still taste very good.

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Since the peel of conventionally grown tangerines and clementines is usually treated with preservatives and waxes, it is essential to wash your hands after peeling and before eating the fruit, recommends Andrea Danitschek from the Bavarian Consumer Advice

.

Or even better: grab untreated organic goods when you buy them.