Fruit Facts Wednesday: Navel Oranges

According to Wiki:

• The navel orange was developed from a mutation in 1820, at a Brazilian monastery.
• The result of that mutation was a seedless orange with a second orange encompassed within the peel as well.
• The second, “conjoined” twin” of an orange develops at the base of the first fruit, with its own set of sections.
• The orange twin leaves the “navel” on the bottom outside of the fruit.
• Navel oranges, because they are seedless, can only be reproduced by cutting and grafting. Additional mutations can occur in the fruit, but our navel oranges today are essentially the same as on that Brazilian monastery tree back in 1820.

Oranges are delicious and nutritious, but don’t eat too many, or you’ll ruin your teeth. And the Oompa Loompas will come out and sing. Although, would they have room to talk, since they are orange, too?

Ah Ha! Watson.

oh thou beautiful oranges. i must quit you. i won't completely. i can't. but you according to the magic tooth cleaner (visited today, post dentist) is the why of the pitting and the erosion of the enamel. tragic. your acidic delicious bite. oh why must excess in everything little thing lead to unfavorable results. she said, cut back, but the eating away is still there nonetheless. and for that you'll always be tainted. sniff.