mandelo
{{Short description|Citrus fruit and plant}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = Mandelo
| image =
| image_caption =
| hybrid = 'Frua' mandarin hybrid × pomelo
| cultivar = Citrus × paradisi 'Cocktail'
| origin = Research Center of the University of California, Riverside, United States in 1966
}}
A mandelo (or Mandalo, also known as a "cocktail grapefruit"){{cite web |title=Cocktail Grapefruit |url=http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Cocktail_Grapefruit_4861.php |access-date=18 January 2017}}{{cite web |first=Faith |last=Durand |date=28 January 2009 |title=Winter citrus Cocktail grape |url=http://www.thekitchn.com/winter-citrus-cocktail-grapefr-75046 |access-date=18 January 2017}} is a citrus fruit that is smaller than a grapefruit, has yellow or yellow-green coloured skin and bright yellow or yellow-orange flesh, but is sweeter than a grapefruit.
Origin
The mandelo was developed in the 1950s at the UC Citrus Experiment Station, but then escaped into public orchards. It is a yellow-orange fleshed tri-specific citrus hybrid between a 'Frua' hybrid mandarin ('Dancy' mandarin × 'King tangor'){{cite web |title=Cocktail pummelo hybrid |url=https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/cocktail.html |access-date=18 January 2017}} and a Siamese Sweet pomelo.{{cite web |title=Grapefruit Citrus × paradisi |url=http://citruspages.free.fr/grapefruit.html#cocktail |publisher=citruspages.free.fr |access-date=18 January 2017}} This makes it 1/4 King tangor, 1/4 Dancy tangerine, and 1/2 Siamese Sweet Pomelo.{{cite web|url=http://users.kymp.net/citruspages/grapefruit.html#cocktail |title=Cocktail Grapefruit}} It is named for its ancestors, mandarin and pomelo.{{Cn|date=January 2021}}
Distribution
Fruit description
The tree is very productive, producing its fruit in clusters from November to February. They vary from the size of an orange to the size of a grapefruit. The fruit has a thin, easy-to-peel, smooth, yellow rind. Its flesh is seedy, bright yellow or yellow-orange in color, and very juicy. The flavor is sub-acid-like.
Usage
Due to its tenderness and high seed content, the mandelo has not achieved great commercial success, but its unique flavor, early and long season, and prolific nature have led to its increasing popularity in backyard orchards in southern California.Indoor Citrus & Rare Fruit Society Newsletter (Spring 1987)
Besides being good for eating fresh, 'Cocktail' may be used to make marmalade or jam, candied peel, syrup, or in cocktails and smoothies.
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2RMGzFLMiI YouTube video - "What's A Cocktail Grapefruit? Let's's (sic) Find Out!"]
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