Discovered in Venezuela in 1976, ‘Cara Cara’ is highly sought after for its pink-tinged flesh. Like other navel varieties, the seedless fruit is easy to peel and it ripens in mid-winter, just when we all need a vitamin C boost. A deliciously sweet orange for eating fresh from the tree. This item is available to members only. On the outside, Red Navel Oranges look like a normal Navel Orange. However, inside, the Red Navel Orange offers a brilliant red color. This makes the Red Navel Oranges similar to blood oranges. The natural red color is due to an increased amount of lycopene. Lycopene is a carotenoid that appears naturally in fruit, and is similar to beta-carotene. The Arizona Sweet Orange produces medium sized oranges with bright orange flesh. They are slightly harder to peel than a Navel Orange and that is what causes this orange to be considered more of a juice orange. They are very juicy, have a nice sweet flavor, and have few if any seeds. They have sweet juicy flesh with low acidity. The flesh of a Cara Cara orange is a deeper color than a regular orange, it’s more of a pink-red color, similar to a ruby red grapefruit. Cara Cara oranges are seedless. Cara Cara oranges are a must try when in season. We love eating them fresh as is or adding to recipes. Oranges should be removed from the tree before the freeze, if possible, but if oranges remain on the tree through a freezing night, the texture and juiciness of the fruit can suffer. Test the fruit with a gentle squeeze when the weather has warmed above freezing for several hours and the fruit has had a chance to thaw. Navel Peak Season: November to March Characteristics: The namesake “navel” makes this classic easy to identify. Cara Cara Navel Peak Season: November to April Characteristics: Red-fleshed navels have a distinctive flavor profile and antioxidant composition because of the red pigments. Moro, Sanguinello (Blood Oranges) Peak Season: December XNByxo.

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