Citrus Processing (Pummelo, Orange, Mandarin)

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Uniformly fruit size and shape are required of citrus fruits for processing. Varieties with thin and sufficiently hard peels are preferable. Generally, orange reach processing maturity some time after they are sufficient mature for eating fresh. Popular citrus products are juice, syrup, concentrate, paste or puree, preserve, marmalade, jam, candy, dehydrated products, wine, brandy, and [...]

Medicinal Plant: Dalandan – Sour Orange (Citrus aurantium)

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Botany Small, erect tree with smooth, greenish white shoots with spinescent thorns. Leaves are oblong to subelliptic, about 4 cm wide to 10 cm long, with narrowly winged petioles. Flowers are white, solitary or few clustered, smooth, and growing from the uppermost leaf axils. Fruit is spherical, 5 to 9 cm in diameter, the skin [...]