Shiranui
ShipmentLate December to mid-May
Citrus with a distinctive exterior that are both tasty and easy to eat. They're even more delicious in spring, when they're fully ripe, sweeter, and less sour. These citrus have the longest shipping period, which runs from when they're grown in greenhouses until they're fully ripe after being grown out in the open. "Dekopon" is a registered trademark of the Kumamoto Prefecture Federation of Fruit Agriculture Cooperatives.
Easiness to eat
- Peel
- Easy to peel by hand.
- Segment skin
- Rather thin, so you can eat them whole.
- Seeds
- No. (There might be a few, but it's rare.)
Packed with these components!
Vitamin C
48mg/100g
Content (taken from the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan)
- Effects
- Antioxidant effects that will help keep your skin healthy.
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