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A multi-colored assortment of limes, oranges, and lemons: all of them can provide zest to food and drink

The citrus fruits are semi-tropical fruits that are usually eaten raw without the peel. Shavings from the peel, called zest, are sometimes used in cooking. The juice has various uses, especially as a beverage. Citrus fruits mix sweet and tangy together in a blend that no other ingredient can match.

Types of citrus fruit include:

• kumquat – often eaten whole, and somewhat frequently cooked
• orange – popular as juice, fresh fruit, and marmalade
• lemon – used for lemonade and to make foods sour
• lime – often substituted for lemon
• grapefruit – popular as a breakfast food
• tangerine – like an orange, but sweeter and easier to peel
• ugli fruit – like a huge and ugly tangerine
• pummelo – huge mild-tasting predecesor to the grapefruit