🍊KUMQUAT🍊

The kumquat or fortunella is a citrus  fruit from asia which is in the Rutaceae family. they can be eaten skin and all.

Appearance

A Kumquat closely resembles an orange but is the size and shape of an olive .it looks like it has small orange spots.it also has a small pip in the middle and grows on trees.they are orange and on the inside they look a bit like an orange.

Location

Kumquats are a native to asia but have been imported to grow all over world,in places like china,taiwan and even the philippines.

Kumquats are rarely grown from seed as they do not do well on their own roots. In China and Japan they are grafted onto the trifoliate orange. This has been found the best rootstock for kumquats in northern Florida and California.

Food value

The kumquat is a very good source of vitamin C which helps to repair  and regenerate tissues, while protecting against heart disease and decreasing the total of bad cholesterol and triglycerides.it also includes  vitamin A which is good for your eyes and calcium which is good for your bones.

Special occasions

The Kumquat Festival is an annual celebration in Dade City, Florida. It is organized by the Dade City Chamber of Commerce. The festival brings tens of thousands of visitors and was in its 19th year in 2016. The crop can be damaged by freezes. Florida is known as the kumquat capital of the world, according to Kumquat Festival brochures.

Overall kumquats are a nutritious fruit with many benefits. remember,if you ever see a kumquat in the supermarket buy it and eat it.

By Tom McCulloch