Tangerines also have a darker reddish-orange, soft, pebbly skin that’s easy to peel. They’re sweeter than navel oranges but still a bit tart. You can find them in stores from November through April. Grown in warm weather climates across the globe, tangerines are a bit more cold-weather tolerant, compared with larger varieties of sweet oranges.
However, while all tangerines are mandarins, not all mandarins are tangerines. In the United States, tangerines are often called mandarins. They’re named because they were exported by traveling through the port of Tangier in Morocco. Tangerines ( Citrus tangerina) are thought to be native to Southeast Asia ( 3). Tangerines and clementines have a similar appearance, so it’s easy to get them confused or think they’re one and the same. They share many of the same characteristics as other mandarins, such as a smaller size compared with navel oranges, few to no seeds, a sweet flavor, and a thin, soft skin that’s very easy to peel ( 2). They’re the second largest cultivated group of citrus fruit after sweet oranges, which include larger sized varieties like navel and blood oranges ( 1). This type of mandarin is also commonly described as having a tart flavor.Tangerines and clementines are both hybrids of the small-sized mandarin. One small tangerine (about 76 grams) is about 40 calories and has eight grams of sugar. The tangerine is believed to have origins in Southeast Asia and are not as sweet as clementines, even though they have an equivalent amount of sugar. The fruit is usually in season from October to April," says Sidoti.
"The skin tends to have a pebbly texture, which makes it slightly more difficult to peel. The tangerine is also a hybrid of the mandarin orange, but it has a rougher and thinner skin that-you guessed it-has a bright orange color. One small clementine (about 74 grams) only amounts to 35 calories and about seven grams of sugar. The tiny fruit is also very sweet, which makes it a great alternative to a sugary treat. What we do know for sure is that the clementine is a hybrid of the mandarin orange. The origin of the clementine is disputed, with some believing the fruit's foundations lie in Cantonese China, and others saying North Africa is its true origin.
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