We’ve enjoyed this type of orange for several years. They are sweet and so good. For my orange rainbow and the word for the day. I do wonder how the name Cara Cara was chosen!
That is almost a paw print and it looks so ripe and juicy. Terrific light Lou Ann
The Cara cara navel orange, or red-fleshed navel orange, is an early-to-midseason navel orange noted for its pinkish-to-reddish-orange flesh. It is believed to have developed as a spontaneous bud mutation on a "standard" Washington navel orange tree. Wikipedia
Calories: 80 calories foodnetwork.com
Origin: Hacienda de Cara Cara
Discovered in Venezuela in 1976
The Cara cara navel orange, or red-fleshed navel orange, is an early-to-midseason navel orange noted for its pinkish-to-reddish-orange flesh. It is believed to have developed as a spontaneous bud mutation on a "standard" Washington navel orange tree. Wikipedia
Calories: 80 calories foodnetwork.com
Origin: Hacienda de Cara Cara
Discovered in Venezuela in 1976