Species groupBlood orange
Studied inGreece
Key compoundAnthocyanins
Pilot—
A Greek blood orange. Red flesh coloured by anthocyanins, pigments that develop when nights turn cold during ripening. A signature of Sicily, Greece and North Africa.
Nutraceutical snapshotPeel vs flesh
Nutraceutical profile
What's in the peel and the flesh
PeelFlesh
Data: partners' national citrus gene banks (WP2). Illustrative values until lab results are published.
Open dataA Greek blood orange.
[Curated text on the history, local names and traditional uses of Gouritsis, written with partner historians and the Greece Living Lab.]
Traditional uses
- [Traditional dish or preserve]
- [Festival, market or local custom]
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Species group | Blood orange |
| Accession held by | ELGO |
| Harvest season | [Months] |
| Whole-genome sequence | [Accession ID] |