The Murcott is a tangor, or mandarin–sweet orange hybrid. The Murcott arose out of citrus pioneer Walter Tennyson Swingle’s attempts to produce novel citrus hybrids. Its seed parent has been identified as the King tangelo; the pollen parent remains to be identified.
Benefits:
- Cancer-fighting
- Cholesterol problems
- Blood pressure
- Weight loss
- Healthy immune system
- Healthy skin
- Antioxidant
- Mandarins help prevent signs of aging
- Cures wounds
- Hair growth