Ugli is the registered trade mark under which Cabel Hall Citrus Ltd. markets its brand of tangelos grown in Jamaica.
Ugli Fruit or actually tangelo is a variety of citrus fruit grown exclusively in Jamaica. Its parentage combines characteristics of the tangerine, grapefruit and Seville orange. It was discovered growing wild in Jamaica over 70 years ago and has been developed into the commercial variety now in production in Jamaica.
Ugli Fruit (tangelo) is named after its looks. It actually looks ugly, like a wrinkled orange, lime or lemon. Tangelos come in all sizes and many varieties of colour from green to greenish-yellow, to yellow, and some even orange. They are easy to peel and may be eaten like a tangerine, or they may be cut in half and eaten like a grapefruit. The taste is sweet and juicy and can be eaten as such or used for marmalade, fruit curd, toppings for cheesecake or added to fruit salad.
Ugli Fruit or actually tangelo is a variety of citrus fruit grown exclusively in Jamaica. Its parentage combines characteristics of the tangerine, grapefruit and Seville orange. It was discovered growing wild in Jamaica over 70 years ago and has been developed into the commercial variety now in production in Jamaica.
Ugli Fruit (tangelo) is named after its looks. It actually looks ugly, like a wrinkled orange, lime or lemon. Tangelos come in all sizes and many varieties of colour from green to greenish-yellow, to yellow, and some even orange. They are easy to peel and may be eaten like a tangerine, or they may be cut in half and eaten like a grapefruit. The taste is sweet and juicy and can be eaten as such or used for marmalade, fruit curd, toppings for cheesecake or added to fruit salad.
