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[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In tropical regions it’s common for ripe oranges to be green

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago

Tropical regions? Look at the guy! This is clearly somewhere in Eastern Europe!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What? Aren't you talking about lime?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, oranges only go orange if exposed to temperatures below 13C

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What influence does temperature have on peel color? Sweet oranges require low night temperatures (below 55º F.) Before they will color well.

Huh, TIL.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wife is one of those tropicals, she says they have both orange and green oranges, depending on the type. I asked her what type is green, and we have the same type here but it's orange.

Also Fanta is yellow, btw

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Limes are unripe. If you let them ripen, they'll turn yellow.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

As someone with a lime tree this is so true. Limes are so much better if you pick them right as they yellow.