Review of Sumo Citrus Flavor-FLV:

**Sumo Citrus (Flavorah) 1.5% (3-13-23)**  --  Beyond being expensive, and so fragile, that they have to be painted in clay sunscreen, [Sumo oranges](https://www.cookinglight.com/news/sumo-citrus-orange-season) are a hybrid of oranges, pomelos, and mandarins.  The few times I've eaten them, they WERE very good, and sweeter than most other oranges.  This flavor captured MUCH of the hybrid-ing, but not all, and it had less than the expected level of sweetness.  @ 1.5% it was still somewhat of a light flavor, but still good with a unique medley of orange and citrus notes.   Because it was somewhat more relaxed, I did increase the percentage a bit, AND, added some sweetener just to see if it could be boosted, and it did increase just a smidge, but that was about it.  I didn't get much of a boost from the sweetener, so that was a surprise as well.  At both 1.5% and somewhat higher, it was indeed a few ticks below mid level sweet, which most of us would love, so it COULD be sweetened up if needed, it felt a little shy from the real thing.  No off-notes, and, with the fairly complex citrus notes in play, it was hard to try and force it into one TYPE of orange, which WAS true to the real fruit.  All in, it was a FAIRLY accurate representation of a tough fruit to mimic, and was very natural tasting, and less sweet than the original.  Minor take-offs for some lack of presence, and sweetness.  Cleanly placing this @ a **8.4/10**.