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M$1.00 Funded By Mahalo ? | April 16, 2009 04:53 PM

Is my orange safe to eat?

I got an orange at the local stop and shop. It smells like and orange, it is not terribly squishy. But the inside is a dark orange/red color.

Now I know blood oranges exist. but i have never seen one/tried one. And this orange wasnt advertised as being a blood orange. It was imported from italy. Thats all i know.

The skin looks like a regular orange, no spots or discoloration, its evenly toned.

The flesh tastes less acidic than I expected it to. Has a strange flavor Ive never tasted before. I picked up two of these oranges and they are both the same.

any thoughts?

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April 18, 2009 03:29 AM

I love blood oranges. One thing I've learned is that both the interior and exterior can vary in color. In some the outside has a red blush; in others it's like a normal orange. Inside it can be solid dark red, or bright red, or streaked with red.

Here are a few examples:

http://www.diamondorganics.com/images/uploads/190_large.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yzu46cQ509w/SZdT84AF5HI/AAAAAAAAB_s/6zSMhARf0gU/s400/blood%2Boranges%2Bfeb2009.JPG

http://www.pulseorganics.com/images/Blood-Orange-Mimosas-lg.jpg

There's also a cross called Kara Kara oranges, which are sort of pink as opposed to red:

http://chezpim.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/caracaranew_1.jpg

I've never, ever heard of an orange going bad and turning red inside while leaving a perfectly normal exterior, so my guess is you somehow got a blood orange. They're a traditional Italian orange.

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