Product Summary (Registration No.54)

Registration No.54 香川小原紅早生みかん

Registered name (Transcription) : 香川小原紅早生みかん（Kagawa Obarabeniwase Mikan）
Reference information : Kagawa Obarabeniwase Orange

Category of product

Class 3: Fruit (Mandarin Orange)

Production Area

Kagawa Prefecture

Registered Group

Kagawa Prefecture Agricultural Cooperative

Characteristics

Kagawa Obarabeniwase Mikan is a Citrus unshiu belonging to “Obarabeniwase”. The color of pericarp is distinctive grenadine, and it is said that Kagawa Obarabeniwase Mikan has the deepest red orange color among approximately 100 varieties of Citrus unshiu produced in Japan. The taste is well balanced with sweetness and sourness.

Link with the Production Area

“Obarabeniwase” was discovered in the citrus orchard of Mr. Obama located in Kagawa Prefecture’s Sakaide City. Kagawa Prefecture has long hours of sunlight and warm temperature due to the Seto Island Sea Climate in addition to the low amount of rainfall in summer and autumn. Therefore, high quality citrus has been produced in Kagawa Prefecture since the old timesThe production area has worked to improve the quality and multiply the nursery trees of Kagawa Obarabeniwase Mikan since.