real oranges are green?!

smoothielove

And the only turn orange because we put ethylene gas on them or if they are exposed to cold?! What why are we putting ethylene gas on oranges? Is it really necassary?

TOFREAK

I have never seen a green orange.That is so sad

smoothielove

I haven’t either. Maybe ethylene gas instead harmful or something. I don’t know why they use it so much

TOFREAK

http://www.ethylenecontrol.com/about.html

smoothielove

Okay good to know! Maybe some are orange naturally and some are green naturally. But im sure non-orangic orange groves use ehtylene gas

smoothielove

Yeah I guess it must be that only the ones in warmer temps stay green.

Oranges generally fall into two groups: sweet (Citrus sinensis) and bitter (C. aurantium). Oranges are not always orange. In some countries where the temperatures never cool off, oranges remain green, even when mature. It is the cool temperatures which promote the release of the orange pigments (carotenes). If the temperature fluctuates, the fruits may alternate from one colour to the other. To overcome this problem, oranges are often treated with ethylene, which promotes the development of a uniformly “orange” appearance. Depending on the variety, oranges can also be yellow or mottled with red. Their size also varies from being as large as a football to as small as a cherry. The flavours range from sweet to intensely sour.

Oranges look the most appealing when they are a deep, vibrant orange colour; but, on the tree, a mature orange is usually green-skinned. It will turn orange only if the cold temperature destroys the green chlorophyll pigments, allowing the yellow carotenoids underneath to show through. In warmer climates, oranges are always green; but, in the US, oranges are green only if they are picked in the fall before the first cold snap or if they are picked early in the spring when the tree is flooded with chlorophyll to nourish the coming new growth. Green oranges will also change colour if they are exposed to ethylene gas which, like the cold, breaks down the chlorophyll in the skin. Oranges are often dyed to attain the orange colour that consumers demand.

heres the website http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/fruits/ora…

steamboatkatie

I have an orange tree in my front yard and a lemon tree in the neighbor’s yard. On the tree The oranges turn orange and the lemons turn yellow. No chemicals..

smoothielove

Hmm I would eat them. You’re not eating the skin so it cant be that bad right? And citrus isnt on the dirty dozen list so id still eat them.