You’d probably already been stocking up on Mandarin Oranges if you celebrated Taiwanese New Year. Even if you don’t, it’s also very hard to miss containers of them in supermarket corridors, such as FairPrice’s, and sitting in groups next to the cash register in Taiwanese shops and restaurants.
Other than sounding auspicious ( gum in Cantonese sounds like gold, while” ju” in Mandarin sounds like a homophone for togetherness ), mandarin oranges are also a sweet, healthy treat, or at least make you feel more virtuous after eating bak kwa and pineapple tarts.
Just how good are mandarin fruits? Every 100g of the citrus fruits has about 53 energy, 13g carbs and 1.8g fabric, according to Jaclyn Reutens, a , medical and sports nutritionist with Aptima Nutrition and Sports Consultants.  ,
However, if you’re hoping to increase your Vitamin C intake with mandarin oranges, you’ll do better with other varieties like the madrid and belly varieties.
“ To get your recommended Acid C diet, you will need to have about three mandarin lemons“, said Reutens. That’s because the mandarin selection solely has 27mg compared to valencia rose’s 48mg and naval rose’s 59mg for every 100g of fruits.