The easy - to - Robert Peel , delicious , and giant Sumo orange makes a perfect healthy snack .
On your recent sojourn to the grocery store , you may have noticed an unusual - looking yield labeled " Sumo Citrus , " but its unpaired appearance may have keep you from taking a few domicile to try out . Next metre , do n’t pass them by ! This giantvariety of orangesis in peak season between January and April . Here ’s everything there is to have it off aboutSumo Citrusso you may feel convinced buy some on your next trip to the store .
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What Is Sumo Citrus?
Sumo Citrus is the brand name of what ’s have it off elsewhere as the dekopon . It ’s a medium - sized , promising orangish citrus fruit , most easy distinguished by the sumo wrestler - style topknot bump on the top ( hence the name ) . The dekopon go out back to 1972 in Japan .
All the wonderful citrus variety are crossbreeds of three radix fruits : the pomelo , the Mandarin dialect , and the citron . From the pomelo tree , we get bitterness ( as in the grapefruit ) ; from the Citrus reticulata , we get sweetness ; and from the Citrus medica , acidity ( bitter again ) . crossbreed are bred with hybrid repeatedly , eventually result in citrus varieties likeruby red grapefruit , satsuma , Cara Cara umbilicus orangeness , Meyer lemon , and more .
What Do Sumo Citrus Taste Like?
The dekopon , or Sumo , is a crisscross between Satsuma , Orange River , and Mandarin . The Sumo is cover for sweetness ( perfect for your favoritecitrus - infused afters ) and is even sweeter than Clementines . Sumo oranges were also cover to be easy to corrode , with easy separated segment , no seeds , and tegument that peels away flawlessly , give them a duck soup to enjoy . It ’s also quite bighearted for a mandarin : about the sizing of a navel orange .
Nobody have intercourse how the topknot got there ; such occurrences are not strange when citrus fruit are crossbred . The Sumo oranges make upwards of 30 twelvemonth to breed , and the trees are slow to grow , which is why this angelical citrus tree is often more expensive than other citruses . In Japan , where it ’s from , Sumos are often given as gifts .
How to Pick Sumo Citrus
If the Sumo orange has a slight give with a easy squeeze , it ’s ready to unclothe and enjoy . Sumo Citrus course has bumpy tegument and can develop slight mar such as discoloration , scarring , or spotting . These are all just cosmetic and do n’t impact the flavor , so do n’t let their somewhat unappealing coming into court keep you from enjoying them .
Sumo Citrus Nutrition
you’re able to savor an entire Sumo Citrus to get more than your mean solar day ’s worth of vitamin hundred at a whopping 163 percent . You ’ll also score the bonus of a morsel of potassium ( 10 percent ) , iron ( 3 percent ) , calcium ( 3 percent ) , and vitamin D ( 1 percent ) . Here are thenutrition fact per serving(one Sumo Citrus):147 cal . , 0 1000 fat , 0 g chol . , 35 g-force carb . , 3 constant of gravitation fiber , 29 g dough , 3 g protein .
Sumo Citrus in the United States
Sumo Citrus started appear in the United States around 2011 , courtesy of a California citrus company called Suntreat . Amidst all the plug , Suntreat formally re - stigmatize to own the Sumo Citrus name . It can now be found ingrocery stores nationwide — include Target and Meijer — but it ’s not cheap . ask to pay about $ 4 a pound ( each Sumo is around one Sudanese pound ) , much more than clementines or navels , but roughly on par with other specialty citrous fruit , like blood orange or central lime . Give them a try !
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Sumo Citrus was first imported from Japan to the U.S. in 1998 but wasn’t sold to the public until 2011 after California farmers were able to maintain the fruit’s high growing standards.Credit: Courtesy of Sumo Citrus
