The fruit can be easily segmented and tossed into green salads, fruit bowls, smoothies, dipped in chocolate, conumed as a stand-alone snack, or garnished over cooked meats. Sumo Citrus® is best suited for raw preparations and can also be used to flavor baked goods such as tarts, cakes, cookies, and creme brulee.
Sumo Citrus® is a good source of vitamin C, folate, dietary fiber, and potassium. Sumo Citrus® are highly regarded for their balanced flavor and large size, consumed fresh, juiced, or zested for a wide variety of culinary applications. Though the citrus requires more attention and care, the variety helped open exportmarkets for Japanese citrus.
SUMO TANGERINE SKIN
Developing a new hybrid in response to increased pressure to drsify the Japanese citrus industry, Sumo Citrus® is a labor-intensive variety that is required to be harvested and packed by hand as the fruit’s skin is easily bruised. Sumo Citrus® is an intentional cross between the kiyomi tangor, which is a hybrid of an orange and a mandarin, and a ponkan, a seedy citrus from India. In Japan, the fruit is registered under the name Dekopon, with Sumo Citrus® being the commecial name used in the United States. Sumo Citrus®, botanically classified as Citrus reticulata ‘Shiranui,’ is a large variety of Japanese mandarin that belongs to the Rutaceae or citrus family. Sumo Citrus® is available for a limited season in the late winter through spring. Sumo Citrus® is aromatic, easily segmented, and sweet with a mild, tart flavor due to a low-acid content.
The flesh isorange, juicy, seedless and divided into 10-11 segments by thin membranes. The rind is also loosely attached to the flesh creating an easy-to-peel nature, and underneath the surface, the spongy, white pith is very thin, edible, and almost nonexistent. The thick rind is pale orange and can range in texture from semi-smooth to roughly pebbled with many prominent oil glands that contain fragrant essential oils. Sumo Citrus® is large in size, slightly bigger than a navel orange, and is oval to pear-shaped with a distinct protrusion at the stem end known as a top knot.
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