name: Sweet Orange
flavor_db_name_variants: sweet orange
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Sweet orange
id: 57
name_scientific: Citrus sinensis
description: The orange (specifically, the sweet orange) is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis in the family Rutaceae.The fruit of the Citrus sinensis is considered a sweet orange, whereas the fruit of the Citrus aurantium is considered a bitter orange. The orange is a hybrid, possibly between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata), which has been cultivated since ancient times.
itis_id: 28889
wikipedia_id: Sweet_orange
picture_file_name: 57.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 110752
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:36:15.000Z
legacy_id: 60
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Citrus
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:18.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:15.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 2711
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00057