Ugli fruit

From Food & Medicine Encyclopedia

A large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin  hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida

Ugli fruit
Ugli fruit

Interesting facts about Ugli Fruit

  • Are you aware that the ugli fruit originated in Jamaica?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruit have a greenish-yellow color?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits have a bumpy skin?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits peel easily as their skin is very loose?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits look like an irregular shaped grapefruit?
Ugli fruit sections
Ugli fruit sections
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits are a cross between a tangerine, grapefruit and a Seville orange?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits have some seeds?
Ugli fruit salad
Ugli fruit salad

* Are you aware that ugli fruits are a citrus fruit?

  • Are you aware that ugli fruits grow on a tree?
  • Are you aware that in Jamaica they pronounce ugli --- “OOWG-lee”?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits are very, very, very juicy?
  • Are you aware that an ugli fruit tastes like a mixture of tangerines and grapefruits?
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits are rich in vitamin C? (Vitamin C is needed by the body to form collagen in bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels, and aids in the absorption of iron.)
  • Are you aware that ugli fruits are very ugly but taste delicious?


Nutritional information on Ugli fruit

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