First cultivated in China thousands of years ago, the tangerine is a boon to fruit lovers this time of year: small, abundant and easy to peel. They are a travel-anywhere type of food.
The are smaller, less acidic and contain less sugar than the ubiquitous winter orange. Not to mention there's a type of tangerine for any person, or personality. Honey, Dancy, Fairchild, Sunburst, Honey Murcott, Satsumas, Ortanique, Temple and my favorite, the Clementine. Not to mention the hybrid Tangelos, which include Minneloa, Orlando and Honeybell.
Whichever you choose, each little bulbous package is a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene and folate, as well as some magnesium, potassium and vitamins B1, B2 and B3.
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