Hyuganatsu
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| Species: | C. tamurana
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| Citrus tamurana Hort. exTanaka
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Hyuganatsu(Citrus tamurana,Japanese: Ngày hướng hạ ) is acitrusfruit and plant grown in Japan. The name comes fromHyūga,the ancient name ofMiyazaki PrefectureinKyushu,where the citrus is said to have originated, while "natsu"(Hạ)means summer. Hyūganatsu grown outside Kyushu are sometimes shipped under different names such asKonatsu(Tiểu hạ),Tosakonatsu(Thổ tá tiểu hạ),orNew Summer Orange(ニューサマーオレンジ).
Origin
[edit]A hyūganatsu sapling was said to have been found in aMiyazakigarden sometime in the 1820s, after which it became widely cultivated throughout the region. It is theorized to be either amutatedyuzuor perhaps more likely, a chancehybridbetween yuzu andpomelo.[1]
Description
[edit]The fruit is of medium size and its shape is round to slightly oblong. When ripe, it turns a light yellow. Its flesh is juicy and sweet with a slightly sour taste.[1]It is usually eaten cut up, sprinkled with sugar and with most of its rather thick pith intact.[citation needed]
The fruit'soilis higher than other citrus fruits intrans-β-farnesene,l-carvone,and has a higher number ofketones.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abWillard Hodgson, Robert (1967)."Horticultural Varieties of Citrus".The Citrus Industry.1.Archived fromthe originalon 5 February 2012.Retrieved15 February2012.
- ^Choi, Hyang-Sook; Sawamura, Masayoshi (1 October 2000). "Composition of the Essential Oil of Hort. ex Tanaka (Hyuganatsu)".Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.48(10): 4868–4873.doi:10.1021/jf000651e.PMID11052747.
References
[edit]- Hyuga NatsuArchived1 July 2019 at theWayback MachineatCitrus Variety Collection
- Hyuganatsu orange (Citrus tamurana Hort. Ex Tanaka) contains a water soluble substance that suppresses bone loss in ovariectomized rats.
- Effects of storage conditions on the composition of Citrus tamurana Hort. ex Tanaka (hyuganatsu) essential oil
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