Mandarins

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References: Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, USDA. The term “mandarin” refers to Citrus reticulate, sometimes called “kid-glove oranges,” and is characterized by deep orange skin with easy peeling and separation into sections. The fruit originated in China, hence its name. Tangerines, a type of mandarin, originated in the 1800s and refer to sweet mandarins shipped from the Port of Tangiers, Morocco.