What is the difference between a tangerine and a mandarin?
All tangerines are mandarins, however not all mandarins are tangerines. Confused? Both originated from the classification mandarin, yet through hybridization some developed a darker pigmented skin color. Tangerines show this darker pigmented skin color, learning more toward a reddish-orange, while “mandarins” show a lighter orange skin color. Thus, the only difference between tangerines and mandarins is skin color.
