Here’s the difference (Produce Pete and Wikipedia take note!). While both are from the genus Citrus, mandarins are a different species, just like broccoli and cabbage-both members of the genus Brassica-are different species. Halos, Cuties, and Sweeties are mandarins from California, different brand names for what are often clementines. Welcome to the world of single-serving, easy to peel, sweet and juicy-and branded-citrus. Nota bene: mandarins are not oranges, but a different species. Depending on the store, you can find clementines, Cuties, Halos, Dimples, tangerines and mandarin “oranges.” In addition to flavor and nutrition, they keep us from eating refined sugar snacks. A yogurt parfait with clementine mandarins and raspberries (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog).Īpril is the end of the season for the sweet little mandarins called Halos. Keep a bowl of Halos or other mandarins on your kitchen counter, for a nutritious, 35-calorie grab-and-go snack (photos #1 and #2 © Wonderful Foods).
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