Fruits & Vegetables Week: Citrus sinensis, Valencia orange

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 10, 2011, 3:25:05 AM1/10/11
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Citrus sinensis, Valencia orange. The Valencia or Murcia orange is one of the sweet oranges used for juice extraction. It is a late-season fruit, and therefore a popular variety when the navel oranges are out of season. For this reason, the orange was chosen to be the official mascot of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Spain. The mascot was called "Naranjito" ("little orange"), and wore the colours of the Spanish football team uniform.
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