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Blood Orange: Citrus Superstar?

The orange's close cousin is pure glam, aside from being a nutrition powerhouse. Learn why the blood orange is this month's food hero.

from Reader's Digest | February 2012

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Forget the gory name: This close cousin of the orange is pure glam. Its ruby flesh is tart yet sweet, with a hint of berry, and adds a rosy touch when used in salads, salsas, and marmalades, says cookinglight.com.

Just one of these citrus superstars also provides more than 100 percent of your daily requirement of immunity-boosting vitamin C and at least 12 percent of your daily fiber, reports livestrong.com. Winter is their prime time, so blood oranges are most affordable now.

Your Comments

  • Onie1kinobe

    I’ve been looking for blood oranges at several supermarkets for  almost a year. I understand they’re grown in Spain. So, what time of year can we expect to find them &  where or who sells them?

    • Garcia_randee

      come here in japan,next month is the fruit picking of this blood orange.actually it started this month…

      • ztlan

        Just found them in the grocery store  yesterday…in Maryland.

    • Igailb

      Hi , I’m new here but as for finding the blood oranges I just bought some today at a whole foods market in Sugarland , Tx. In case those of you unfamiliar with whole food markets , thier a type of grocery store that sells mostly organic type foods of almost everything you can imagine to eat , or use even on the body such as homemade soaps, salt baths & so on ! They carry fruits & veg. From all over the world as far as I can tell ! Hope you can find them ; take care!
      Sincerely, G. Brinkley

    • Nelson Abreu

      They are alsop grown right here in Florida, and are available in November and December. 

    • guest

      Look up the name Becnel on the internet they can ship them from Louisiana. this is a family name and there are several different Becnels that sell citrus. Ben Becnel sandy Becnel(sticks and stems nursery) and others. Also look up Plaquemines Parish Louisiana there may be other businesses that have them.

  • Randy_garcia77

    danepascoe,come here in japan…next month is the fruit picking of this blood orange

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/ZWGA27LTZUTBPZ3HANVUX7GS7Q jw

    now is the best time to find them in NYC

  • Jiajia_wu

    So nice. To get more health, I will try more blood orangers. But, in supremarket it is unusually to buy such pure gory color, all are with another yellow color.

  • Jiajia_wu

    So nice. To get more health, I will try more blood orangers. But, in supremarket it is unusually to buy such pure gory color, all are with another yellow color.

  • Jiajia_wu

    So nice. To get more health, I will try more blood orangers. But, in supremarket it is unusually to buy such pure gory color, all are with another yellow color.

  • Jiajia_wu

    So nice. To get more health, I will try more blood orangers. But, in supremarket it is unusually to buy such pure gory color, all are with another yellow color.

  • Jiajia_wu

    So nice. To get more health, I will try more blood orangers. But, in supremarket it is unusually to buy such pure gory color, all are with another yellow color.

  • Anonymous

    They are here in St. Pete FL at Fresh Market today.