sweet oranges

Common breakfast citrus

Sweet oranges are the common eating oranges, distinguished from bitter or sour varieties used mainly for marmalade and flavorings.

The category includes navels, Valencias, and blood oranges—the ones typically juiced, eaten fresh, or sold in grocery stores.

When people say "orange" without qualification, they usually mean sweet oranges.

Related

citrus zest · citrus · grapefruit · marmalade · candied peel · vitamin C · natural sugars · shaddock · kumquat · Tropicana · tangelo · pomelo · mimosa · fruit basket · antioxidants · ambrosia · Lunar New Year · fresh-squeezed

Opposites
taste/flavor profile

sweet orangessour

Sharp, biting taste

bitter · bitter oranges · lemons · tart · grapefruits

citrus type

sweet orangesSeville oranges

Tart citrus for preserves

bitter oranges · lemons · limes · grapefruits · pomelos

Family

sweet, orange, sweeten, sweetener, sweetly, sweetness, sweeter, sweetest, sweetened

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G