The coloring will be deep orange to almost red. Avoid product with soft spots, spots of slight brown discoloring or dull and faded coloring overall. Inc. All rights reserved. Inc. All rights reserved. Inc. All rights reserved.
Tangerines are fairly easy to peel and have seeds.
The flavor is sweet to tart-sweet. Major varieties are Fairchild, Algerian and Dancy. Mandarins - Kinnows are the most common of the mandarin varieties. They have a mildly sweet flavor with smooth skin, a light orange color and few seeds. The Satsuma Mandarin is very popular in that it is almost entirely seedless, easy to peel and very sweet.