今注目を集めている Are Oranges Originally Greenについて、詳しいまとめを整理して公開しています。

Here’s the kicker: most oranges you buy are already ripe when they’re green—they’ve just been blasted with ethylene to look pretty. Next time you see an orange with a slight greenish tint, don’t toss it.

That little green patch is proof the fruit was grown in a warmer climate and might actually be sweeter than its totally orange neighbor. It’s like the fruit’s freckle of honesty.