tangerines substitutes

7 substitutes · avg score 9.4 · Tangerines are small, loose-skinned citrus fruits with sweet, easy-to-peel orange flesh and fragrant zest. Eaten fresh as a snack, segmented into salads and desserts, juiced, candied, or used in Asian sweet-sour dishes.

quick swaps (averaged across uses)

01

Oranges

10.0
1/2 piece : 1 piece

Larger citrus, same flavor family

02

Grapefruit

10.0
1/2 piece : 1 piece

More bitter, sweeten slightly

03

Clementines

10.0
1 piece : 1 piece

Slightly smaller and seedless; peel and section identically, sweeter and easier to eat

04

Lemon Peel

10.0
1 tsp : 1 tsp

Tangerine zest, floral and sweet

05

Mandarin

10.0
1 piece : 1 piece

Same citrus family, virtually interchangeable; mandarin may be slightly sweeter and smaller

06

Lemons

8.0
1 whole : 1 whole

Bright sour citrus; use juice plus zest for fragrance, less sweet than tangerine

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