Fruit
Dancy
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Dancy is a classic American seedy tangerine—deep red-orange, rich flavour, once the holiday tangerine of the US before seedless easy-peelers displaced it. Flesh is juicy and aromatic; seeds are numerous. Peels more tightly than satsumas. Seek specialty growers for nostalgic holiday fruit. Juice is excellent despite seeds. A heritage flavour benchmark for “real tangerine.”
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Characteristics
Preparations
FreshHolidayJuice
Traits
AromaticDeep ColourHeritageRichRich FlavourSeedySeedy Heritage
Grading systems
Grades are placed along a shared scale so systems can be compared side by side.
US No. 2
US No. 1
US Fancy
History
US
Dancy tangerine was propagated in Florida and became the US tangerine standard.
US
Christmas stockings often held seedy Dancy tangerines.
Seedless cultivars largely replaced Dancy in commercial acreage.