What is a blood orange?

What is a blood orange?

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What are blood oranges and what are their health benefits?

The fir eats / Julia Hartbeck

Blood oranges are a rather gruesome name for a deliciously sweet and beautifully colored citrus fruit. They are usually slightly smaller than other types of oranges with a thick pitted skin that may or may not have a reddish blush but from the outside they look like regular oranges. The flesh inside is a brilliant dark pinkish maroon or even dark blood red. Blood oranges grow on citrus trees in warm temperate climates. In the U.S. they are grown primarily in California and Florida and then shipped throughout the country. The fruit can be eaten as is juiced or used in baked goods cocktails salads or any other dish that calls for oranges.

Besides their beautiful red color blood oranges also have a distinctive and delicious raspberry flavor.