Iyokan
ShipmentEarly January to late March
Iyokan have a fresh aroma and a juicy taste, and are even more delicious if eaten when your body wants vitamin C and water, like after a bath or sports. They contain synephrine, which expands the bronchial tubes and is said to be effective against throat colds as well.
Easiness to eat
- Peel
- Easy to peel by hand.
- Segment skin
- Thick, and remains in the mouth. Please remove it beforehand.
- Seeds
- No. (There might be a few, but it's rare.)
Packed with these components!
Vitamin C
35mg/100g
Content (taken from the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan)
- Effects
- Antioxidant effects that will help keep your skin healthy.
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