Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Hi Gypsi, great questions. To my knowledge, no dyes are allowed to color the skins of organic fruit, that part should be okay. With respect to oranges that have no seeds, is it not the case that navel oranges were hybridized specifically to have no seeds? I think that is correct. Remember, tangerines are the original fruit in Nature, all oranges are hybrids originating from tangerines. If you can get tangerines, you're even better off. But oranges are great, too. And yes, I generally seek those varieties that have seeds, such as Valencias, which have at least a few seeds. The one exception in my world is blood oranges (hybrid of orange and pomegranate), which rarely have any seeds. But alas, I love them!!! Best, Elchanan Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com [aromatic_wings] Sunday, March 20, 2005 5:42 PM rawfood [Raw Food] A simple Question...maybe two Years ago I read somewhere( do not remember where) that all citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, limes etc.. are run through a dye before sending to the stores. Now I am wondering and pretty sure " organic " fruits are not..correct? They say that this is to make them more " eye appealing " . The reason I ask because I saw a raw recipe while surfing the web that included the peels in the blended juice smoothie recipe. This kind of put me off about that website so I didn't notice who it was or book marke it. Again the question is... Do the citrus fruits get their skins dyed before going to market?? Or are the " organic " kinds just that pretty. Also.. It was my impression that organic fruits would have seeds.. I bought some organic oranges and there were no seeds at all in them. How can one be sure if the product we are getting is organic or not.. I am trusting this store as it is a well known food chain.. for the price they better be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I would love to have tangerines as I love those the most.. tangelos?? too ..They didn't happen to have either at the time I was there. but I believe these were regular " organic " (so the sign said) navel oranges... they have a thicker skin which is easier to peel. Wondering who you could go to to find out about the dyes etc. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Hi Gypsi, great questions. To my knowledge, no dyes are allowed to color the > skins of organic fruit, that part should be okay. > > With respect to oranges that have no seeds, is it not the case that navel > oranges were hybridized specifically to have no seeds? I think that is > correct. > > Remember, tangerines are the original fruit in Nature, all oranges are > hybrids originating from tangerines. If you can get tangerines, you're even > better off. But oranges are great, too. And yes, I generally seek those > varieties that have seeds, such as Valencias, which have at least a few > seeds. The one exception in my world is blood oranges (hybrid of orange and > pomegranate), which rarely have any seeds. But alas, I love them!!! > > Best, > Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Tangelos are a hybrid, but they're fine to eat! Navels are definitely easier to peel! As for the dyes, perhaps contact an organic certifying organization. If you need help with that, please let me know. Elchanan Debbie [aromatic_wings] Sunday, March 20, 2005 8:13 PM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] A simple Question...maybe two I would love to have tangerines as I love those the most.. tangelos?? too ..They didn't happen to have either at the time I was there. but I believe these were regular " organic " (so the sign said) navel oranges... they have a thicker skin which is easier to peel. Wondering who you could go to to find out about the dyes etc. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Hi Gypsi, great questions. To my knowledge, no dyes are allowed to color the > skins of organic fruit, that part should be okay. > > With respect to oranges that have no seeds, is it not the case that navel > oranges were hybridized specifically to have no seeds? I think that is > correct. > > Remember, tangerines are the original fruit in Nature, all oranges are > hybrids originating from tangerines. If you can get tangerines, you're even > better off. But oranges are great, too. And yes, I generally seek those > varieties that have seeds, such as Valencias, which have at least a few > seeds. The one exception in my world is blood oranges (hybrid of orange and > pomegranate), which rarely have any seeds. But alas, I love them!!! > > Best, > Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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