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The mandarins contain 88% water, carbohydrates and lots of fiber. It is excellent for slimming diets, especially due to its high content of calcium and tric acid, among others. They help to burn fat.
The mandarins contain:
- Vitamins: C a lot, Pro vitamin A, and to a lesser extent B1, B2, B3, B6.
- Minerals: P2, B3, B6
- Minerals: Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus
- Others: Folic acid, Cítric acid (muchísimo), oxálico acid, beta-carotene, antioxidants
Properties and benefits. Recommended for:
- Diuretic (diuretic) fluid retention problems
- Help to burn fat
- Anti-cancerígenas,
- Hypertension
- Strés.
- Cholesterol.
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol.
- Cholesterol
- Iron deficiency anemia.
- Detoxifier
- Detoxifying and purifying.
- Detoxifying and purifying
- Intestinal transit
- Gout, arthritis, rheumatism. Rich acid
- Immune system: Strengthens in the lowering of defenses, generation of red and white blood cells. Resistance against infections
- Cardiovascular problems, degenerative diseases
- Coughs, colds, colds
- Obesity problems.
- It prevents obesity
- Prevents the proper formation of the fetus during pregnancy
- Pregnant and lactating women
- Antiseptic properties in urinary and digestive ducts.
- Anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory properties
- Anti-inflammatory
- Visón, hair, nails
- Colágeno, bones, teeth.
- Colágen, bones, teeth.
Should NOT take them: have digestive problems: gastritis, hiatal hernia, heartburn, úlceras; kidney disease, or renal cálculos.
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There are more than 1,600 species of the Rutaceae family and of the Citrus genus alone there are 20 species.
There are 4 varietiesbásicas of mandarins: satsumas, clementines, clemenvillas and híbridos. We refer to the characteristics of the most common mandarins in the markets in each variety:
Satsumas: They have little palate but they are the first to reach the market
- Okitsu /Owari: few seeds, medium size, good flavor, good preservation, one of the first of the season
- Clausellina: low quality, poor palate, first of the season
Clementines: good flavor, easy to peel. Clementines: good flavor, easy to peel
- Marisol: good size, good rind color, lots of juice, poor palate, also one of the first of the season.
- Marisol: good size, good rind color, lots of juice, poor palate, also the first of the season
- Oronules: lots of juice, one of the first of the season but with the best palate. Good brightness and few seeds.
- Oronules
- Clemenule: available mid-season, good size and intense color. Lots of juice, great flavor and easy to peel. Few seeds. A mutation of this is the Clemenpons, a little smaller
- Clementina fina: available mid-season. Small size, intense orange color, lots of juice, best flavor and easy to peel.
- Small size, intense orange color, lots of juice, best flavor and easy to peel
Clemenvillas:
- Clemenvilla or Nova:medium-large size. Very reddish. Good quality, juicy, sweet and sour, easy to peel. Dries when ripe.
Híbridos:
- Ortanique: the later ones. Medium-large size, a little flattened. Lots of juice, sweet. Difficult to peel. Intense color, The fortuna is another hybrid variety of smaller size
Best éeacute;o: Mandarins are taken in their best season from September to March.. Mandarins are best eaten from September to March
Tips for your purchase: When buying them, choose the heaviest, because they will be the juiciest. It is also advisable to look at the varieties available throughout the season and their quality / price ratio according to our tastes.
Conservation: They keep perfectly in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Do not freeze. Store preferably
in the less cold part of the refrigerator
for short periods. For
longer periods it can be cooled to 3/5º C.
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The mandarin is the most consumed citrus fruit in the world, for its ease of peeling, its low acidity and its sweet and attractive flavor.
It is ideal for children, athletes, pregnant or lactating women, for the amount of vitamin C and A, which has and many other properties and benefits.
It is excellent to take it at breakfast. It admits many proposals of elaboration as dessert for lunches and dinners. The haute cuisine is making really exquisite dishes with mandarins.
As simple desserts, can be prepared with honey, like oranges or as an ingredient in a fruit fondue with chocolate is delicious. You can make delicious cakes or pies.
The industry takes 20% of the harvest, to make jams, preserves, juices, alcohols, … But we can also make homemade jams mandarin.
Some suggested recipes:
- Tangerine liqueur
- Mandarin Marmalade
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