All About Clementine > Aroma and vitamins

Dense and juicy, the clementine is as sweet as a sour candy
The clementine, as a citrus fruit, helps keep the body stocked with vitamin C with 41 mg per 100 g, as well as with numerous minerals and trace elements. Well tolerated, thanks to its particularly sweet flavor and soft fiber, it a food with a very moderate calorie content: in fact, two clementines provide no more than 50 Kcal!

The clementine's characteristic aroma is due mostly to the presence of essential oils and essences contained in little "pouches" in the skin. By just pressing the skin lightly you release these highly aromatic substances into the air.

The clementine's numerous aromatic components are of various chemical natures, made up of complex combinations including a high terpene content (limonenes: C 10 H 16), aldebydes (citral: C 10 H 160), esters, beterosides (naringins, citroflavonoids, bespersoids), which contribute to the clementine's characteristc flavor and aroma.