Citrus fruit do not sweeten once they are picked from the tree. While the color may change once the fruit is picked – turning more orange – the sweetness will not increase once they are picked.

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Citrus fruit do not sweeten once they are picked from the tree. While the color may change once the fruit is picked – turning more orange – the sweetness will not increase once they are picked.

Citrus fruits are famous for their high vitamin C content — and for good reason. One navel orange contains 83 milligrams of vitamin C and one half of a red grapefruit contains about 46.

Foreign Fruit is a hybrid memoir that pulls apart mythologies of colonialism, inheritance and identity like the segments of a citrus fruit. Above, citrus on display at a shop in the UK.

Lemons and other citrus fruits are an inexpensive — and earth-friendly — way to clean microwaves, mirrors and more. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Citrus fruit originated in Southeast Asia and Australia but has become a kitchen staple just about everywhere in the world, with dozens of varieties to choose from.