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CLEMENTINES: basics
Clementines grow on trees and
are harvested in the US from
November – January.
They have dark orange skin and
are smaller than most oranges.
Do you agree that clementines are
popular with kids because they
are: sweet, easy to peel, and have
no seeds?
Most clementines have 7 – 14
segments .
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Clementines: where in the world…
Mandarins grew in China thousands of years
ago.
Clementines are a cross between a mandarin
and an orange. A monk in Algeria is credited for
growing the first clementine (his first name was
Clement).
Clementines were first grown in the US around
1909. They became more popular in the US
around 2000 when a really cold winter destroyed
a lot of the Florida orange crop.
Clementines are in grocery stores year round
because they are shipped in (‘imported’) from
Spain, Morocco, North Africa, South Africa and
Chile.
The clementines you get to eat for snack today
are from California.
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CLEMENTINES: Branding fruit
Brands can be names or designs.
Brands are used by
businesses, including farms, to make
one product stand out from others.
Some people believe that branding
clementines increased their popularity
because people could call them by a
fun name.
Check out these different clementine
brands – what’s similar about them?
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6. + CLEMENTINES: uses
Eat – yum.
Cook with them – add them to salads, use
fruit for shaved ice and peels for bowls, cook
them to make marmalade.
Decorate – use the peel as a candle holder;
create a snowman for table decoration.
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ENJOY
Clementines are fruit.
Fruits provide vitamins, minerals, and fiber – all important for
healthy eating.
One clementine has 35 calories and provides all the
C an 8 year old needs for a day.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304373804577521241458781700
http://www.sunkist.com/products/how_citrus_trees.aspx
http://www.freshplaza.com/article/112212/US-Strong-market-for-clementines
http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/clementine.html
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