{"id":2108385,"date":"2025-01-27T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2108385"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:24:00","slug":"what-are-raspberry-oranges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/what-are-raspberry-oranges\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why &#8216;Raspberry Oranges&#8217; Just Popped Up in Grocery Stores Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Dare I say it? Citrus usually bores me. I add lemon zest or a squeeze of lime to a dish for flavor, but if I'm going to reach for a piece of fruit, I want something with more intrigue. If you made me pick a side in the Fruit Wars (a very real thing in my head), then I would be #TeamBerries all the way. Now, imagine my surprise when I saw that berries have aligned with their citrus brethren!<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There's a new hybrid in town: the raspberry orange.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">What are raspberry oranges?<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From the outside, raspberry oranges look like normal oranges. But once you cut them open, you'll find that the fruit is deep red. Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofhome.com\/article\/what-is-sumo-citrus\">sumo citrus<\/a>, though, there's nothing new happening here. \"Raspberry oranges\" are simply a different name for an old classic: the blood orange.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gasp!<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The reason for the name change is that, well, people don't really want to eat something that has \"blood\" in the name. Kings River Packing, a citrus producer in California, changed the name to focus on the flavor of the fruit rather than the color. It was a bold move, and a good one: a rep from Kings River said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/north-america\/article\/9081778\/it-s-a-great-promotional-year-for-california-citrus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blood orange sales increased after the rebranding<\/a>. I guess Shakespeare is wrong, and sometimes an orange by any other name really <em style=\"color: #333f48;\">is<\/em> more sweet.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hybrid and uniquely flavored fruit options have been around for a long time. Tangelos, a sweet combination of grapefruit and tangerine, were created in the 1930s. I know it seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/cotton-candy-grapes\/\">cotton candy grapes<\/a> were developed by a child who was crowned king of a vineyard for exactly one day, but we have Dr. David Cain to thank for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.producebluebook.com\/2023\/02\/24\/ifg-celebrates-20-year-anniversary-of-cotton-candy-grape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that scientific breakthrough<\/a> more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>When is raspberry orange season?<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you do not feel betrayed by the lies exposed in this article, then I have good news: The oranges formerly known as blood oranges are in season now and will be through June. As with any fun citrus fruit, they usually go quickly when a new shipment gets delivered. 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