Talk:Blood orange

Copyright violation?
The Blood orange article's first section is identical to the text on the main page of http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/bloodoranges.htm#Buy%20and%20Store. I am going to edit it so that we can avoid a problem with copyright issues. 03:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)Raryel

Duplicate info
The Sanguinello article should be merged into the blood orange article and refer to blood orange when searched. It would not be appropriate to merge blood orange into Sanguinello, since it would then not be able to include the other varieties without those sections becoming irrelevant.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.250.22.19 (talk) 23:44, 18 February 2007 (UTC).

Cultivar
This section is not consistent with the Sanguinello article regarding the growing regions of blood oranges

Other Varieties
It would make more sense to merge all the other varieties into this article using it as a general topic and breaking down the other varieties within it.

Random comments about blood Oranges
I have had 3 moros this week. All had skin that is softer and easier to peel than navel oranges. For some reason there is no edit link on the intro so I can't take off the sentence that says the oposite. It seems some might be tougher but some are clearly softer in my limited experience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.205.93.58 (talk) 04:15, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree, the taste to me seemed more somewhere inbetween a grapefruit and an orange. However, I find the best part to be the appearance after eating one violently.. ;) --Tavaryn 21:20, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm enjoying a Moro right now, and I must say it is less sweet than described in the article. I find it's flavor to be more like grapefruit with hint of honey.

... This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in the world of fruit.. and that includes starfruit. Where can I get some!?!

I just ate a Moro and it was superb! Very juicy and very sweet!

Yes, blood oranges taste distinctly more bitter than regular ones. A mix of the traditional citrus fruit sour taste, some sweetness, and also bitterness mixed in. I personally like them more than actual grapefruit. -- Northgrove 17:36, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

EW!
My roommate is eating one right now, and I just HAD to know WTF was up with these creepy oranges. I was so, so horrified when I saw it—I did a double take! I guess it'd be cool to put on the table at Halloween parties for unsuspecting kiddos... --Chacharu 04:55, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That's interesting; at least here (in Sweden), this variety is common, especially during winter. For some reason -- I'm not sure if it's somehow season related, or just due to tradition. -- Northgrove 17:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Sanguinello discussion
I don't understand the next-to-last sentence of the second paragraph. 20% of what? Fitzaubrey 06:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I think it means it contains 20% anthocyanin (second sentence, first paragraph) [Anonymous Edit]  09:38, February 27 2007

This article conatins far more information on Blood Oranges than the main article on them, and also contains relatively little information specific to the Sanguinello. They really should be merged.

Also, I concur that the second paragraph is confusingly worded. It is not clear whether "Sicilian" orange refers to any blood orange grown in Sicily, or to the Sanguinello spefically. And I haven't got the foggiest idea what the last sentence means. It can't mean 20% anthocyanin by volume, it would be inedible if it had so much. Perhaps the intent is "20% of the anthocyanin contained in X," but in that case I'm not sure what X refers to. Do Florida oranges have any anthocyanin at all?.

blood oranges
whre do they come from?

blood oranges
whre do they come from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.122.116.84 (talk) 17:11, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Cultivated in Sicily Since Antiquity
It says "antiquity" which make me think of Roman and Magna Graecia times. But on the "oranges" wikipage, it says the first oranges came to Europe in the 11th century, and were very bitter. Only in the 15th century did modern citrus arrive, or at least that was my understanding. Now I'm confused. Can we get some clear sources to reconcile the different citrus pages?72.78.165.148 (talk) 13:11, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

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Suggestions to Blood oranges
I several issues that need editing: 1. The relationship of oranges and blood oranges, 2.The common and less common varieties, their correct names, existence and availability, 3. The confusion of Sanguinello and Sanguinelli and 4. The history and arrival of sweet orange to Europe. I am gathering documentation to be able to give correct citations. Jormakos (talk) 11:15, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguation regarding Sanguinello Sanguinelli
http://users.kymp.net/citruspages/bloodoranges.html#sanguinello states that Sanguinello and Sanguinelli are not the same varieties. --shiny 75.17.77.184 (talk) 03:46, 13 January 2011 (UTC) account created: shiny666 (talk) 03:51, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Maltese?
Just a quick note that Orange (fruit) mentions the Maltese variety—but this article doesn't. GFHandel &#9836; 10:08, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

made from real human blood
I see that user 206.45.79.185 has been at it again. "made from real human blood". He/she deleted it but a reference would have been useful. This old story has never been substantiated. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 01:17, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

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Clean up work and unsubstantiated and unreasonable information
The article cites that this cultivar may have come from China, without providing any citation. With the fact it first appears in Italy and is a cross with a Mediterranean citrus and a pomello,its incerdibly unlikely this is a Chinese cultivar and citations and evidence suggest this as well. Barring any further citations, I will be removing references to this and further writing on its origin as possible. Jyggalypuff (talk) 19:09, 12 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Found where the references to china are coming from, it appears blood orange cultivars are grown in China, although they are primarily of Italian origin, with one possibly being of Chinese origin. This specific Cultivar is by all means NOT the one that was the initial blood orange cultivar so its far more likely the Meddeteranian theory is accurate, and I will be pulling literature in as I expand the article to better cite this.Jyggalypuff (talk) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (UTC)