Unshu Mikan
ShipmentMid-June to late February
Unshu mikan are the citrus that are grown the most in Ehime Prefecture. Including greenhouse mikan, they're shipped almost all year round, and both the peel and the segment skins are thin, making them particularly easy to eat.They also contain lots of the functional component β-cryptoxanthin.
Easiness to eat
- Peel
- Easy to peel by hand.
- Segment skin
- Thin, and people generally don't mind eating it at all.
- Seeds
- No. (There might be a few, but it's rare.)
Packed with these components!
β-Cryptoxanthin
1700μg/100g
Content (taken from the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan)
- Effects
- Keeps bones healthy.
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