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The types of oranges in UF/IFAS Extension’s guide to citrus in the home landscape are sweet orange varieties, grouped by season: early ‘Hamlin’ and the navel oranges, midseason ‘Pineapple’ and ‘Midsweet’, and the late ‘Valencia’. USDA FoodData Central has separate entries for navels, California Valencias and Florida oranges: one navel orange lists about 82.7 milligrams of vitamin C, 92% of the FDA Daily Value, and one California Valencia about 58.7 milligrams. Below: the varieties, their seasons and seed counts, and USDA tables with FDC IDs.
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Key Takeaways
- UF/IFAS Extension sorts sweet orange varieties into early (navels, 'Hamlin', 'Parson Brown'), midseason ('Pineapple', 'Midsweet') and late ('Valencia') types.
- In the UF/IFAS variety table, navels, 'Hamlin' and 'Valencia' carry 0 to 6 seeds per fruit, while 'Pineapple' carries 15 to 25.
- Per fruit in USDA data, the navel entry lists about 82.7 milligrams of vitamin C and 3.1 grams of fiber; a California Valencia lists about 58.7 milligrams and 3.0 grams.
- USDA SR Legacy lists about 136.0 milligrams of vitamin C and 10.6 grams of fiber per 100 grams of raw orange peel, more than the fruit inside.
- Grapefruit, lemons and limes are covered in our citrus guide, linked below, rather than here.
Sweet oranges and the other plants called orange
NC State Extension lists the sweet orange as Citrus x sinensis in its citrus plant entry, next to Citrus x aurantium, the sour orange, Citrus trifoliata, the hardy orange, and Citrus x microcarpa, the calamondin orange. The same NC State Extension entry explains that citrons, mandarins and pomelos have been hybridized to produce the oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruits we eat.
Only the sweet orange is the subject of the variety table below. The sour orange is covered in our guide to bitter orange, and the mandarin types have their own pages on tangerines and clementines. UF/IFAS Extension notes that satsuma mandarins are often a substitute for sweet oranges.
Types of oranges by season in the UF/IFAS variety table
UF/IFAS Extension’s table of citrus varieties for the home landscape lists six sweet orange cultivars with their season and number of seeds per fruit:
- Navels: early, October to January, 0 to 6 seeds; UF/IFAS notes that navel selections are either standard orange fleshed or red fleshed. Our guide to oranges covers the navel in depth.
- ‘Hamlin’: early, October to January, 0 to 6 seeds.
- ‘Parson Brown’: early to midseason, October to January, 10 to 20 seeds.
- ‘Pineapple’: midseason, December to February, 15 to 25 seeds.
- ‘Midsweet’: midseason, January to March, 6 to 24 seeds.
- ‘Valencia’: late, March to June, 0 to 6 seeds.
UF/IFAS Extension adds that a tree from each of the three maturity seasons, early, midseason and late, will supply fresh fruit continuously from early November to July.
Red-fleshed orange varieties
UF/IFAS Extension names two kinds of red-fleshed sweet orange: the red-fleshed navel selections mentioned above, and the Ruby blood orange, which the guide lists among its conversation fruits, grown partly because they interest guests. USDA SR Legacy has no separate entry for red-fleshed oranges, so the tables below cannot show their values; the guide linked above covers that fruit.
Orange varieties in USDA data, per fruit
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy has entries for all commercial varieties, navels, California Valencias, Florida oranges and whole oranges with peel, plus the two mandarin types for comparison. Each row uses USDA’s own one-fruit or medium-fruit portion. The percent Daily Value (%DV) compares each amount with the FDA Daily Values for adults and children 4 and older: 90 milligrams of vitamin C, 28 grams of fiber, 4,700 milligrams of potassium and 900 micrograms RAE of vitamin A. Total sugars have no FDA Daily Value; SR Legacy lists no sugars value for California Valencias or oranges with peel and no vitamin A value for clementines, so those cells say not listed.
| Orange (USDA FDC ID) | Serving | Calories | Vitamin C | Fiber | Potassium | Vitamin A | Sugars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranges, raw, with peel (169919) | 1 fruit, 159 g | 100 | 112.9 mg (125%) | 7.2 g (26%) | 312 mg (7%) | 21 mcg (2%) | not listed |
| Oranges, raw, navels (169917) | 1 fruit, 140 g | 69 | 82.7 mg (92%) | 3.1 g (11%) | 232 mg (5%) | 17 mcg (2%) | 11.9 g |
| Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties (169097) | 1 fruit, 131 g | 62 | 69.7 mg (77%) | 3.1 g (11%) | 237 mg (5%) | 14 mcg (2%) | 12.2 g |
| Oranges, raw, Florida (169918) | 1 fruit, 141 g | 65 | 63.5 mg (70%) | 3.4 g (12%) | 238 mg (5%) | 16 mcg (2%) | 12.9 g |
| Oranges, raw, California, valencias (169916) | 1 fruit, 121 g | 59 | 58.7 mg (65%) | 3.0 g (11%) | 217 mg (5%) | 15 mcg (2%) | not listed |
| Clementines, raw (168195) | 1 fruit, 74 g | 35 | 36.1 mg (40%) | 1.3 g (4%) | 131 mg (3%) | not listed | 6.8 g |
| Tangerines (mandarin oranges), raw (169105) | 1 medium, 88 g | 47 | 23.5 mg (26%) | 1.6 g (6%) | 146 mg (3%) | 30 mcg (3%) | 9.3 g |
Among the peeled sweet oranges, the navel entry lists the most vitamin C per fruit in USDA data, about 82.7 milligrams, against 63.5 milligrams for a Florida orange and 58.7 milligrams for a California Valencia. Fiber is close across the three, from about 3.0 to 3.4 grams per fruit in USDA data. The whole orange with peel lists about 112.9 milligrams of vitamin C and 7.2 grams of fiber, 125% and 26% of the FDA Daily Value, because USDA counts the peel in that entry. The smaller mandarin types list less per fruit in USDA data: about 36.1 milligrams of vitamin C for a clementine and 23.5 milligrams for a medium tangerine.
Oranges gram for gram, including the peel
Per 100 grams in USDA SR Legacy, the same entries line up as follows, with raw orange peel added:
| Orange (USDA FDC ID) | Calories | Water | Sugars | Fiber | Vitamin C | Potassium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange peel, raw (169103) | 97 | 72.5 g | not listed | 10.6 g | 136.0 mg | 212 mg |
| Oranges, raw, with peel (169919) | 63 | 82.3 g | not listed | 4.5 g | 71.0 mg | 196 mg |
| Oranges, raw, navels (169917) | 49 | 86.0 g | 8.5 g | 2.2 g | 59.1 mg | 166 mg |
| Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties (169097) | 47 | 86.8 g | 9.3 g | 2.4 g | 53.2 mg | 181 mg |
| Clementines, raw (168195) | 47 | 86.6 g | 9.2 g | 1.7 g | 48.8 mg | 177 mg |
| Oranges, raw, California, valencias (169916) | 49 | 86.3 g | not listed | 2.5 g | 48.5 mg | 179 mg |
| Oranges, raw, Florida (169918) | 46 | 87.1 g | 9.1 g | 2.4 g | 45.0 mg | 169 mg |
| Tangerines (mandarin oranges), raw (169105) | 53 | 85.2 g | 10.6 g | 1.8 g | 26.7 mg | 166 mg |
Gram for gram, navels still list the most vitamin C of the peeled sweet oranges in USDA data, about 59.1 milligrams per 100 grams, against 48.5 milligrams for California Valencias and 45.0 milligrams for Florida oranges. Raw orange peel lists about 136.0 milligrams of vitamin C and 10.6 grams of fiber per 100 grams in USDA SR Legacy, against 2.2 grams of fiber for navel flesh, though peel is usually grated as zest in small amounts rather than eaten like the fruit. Our list of foods high in vitamin C puts these numbers next to other produce.
How this page fits with the citrus guide
This page keeps to sweet orange varieties. Our citrus fruits guide covers the whole Citrus genus as NC State Extension and UF/IFAS describe it, including grapefruit, lemons, limes, kumquats and pummelo. FDA’s consumer note on grapefruit and some medicines, which also names Seville oranges, is summarized in that citrus guide.
Botanically, an orange is a berry: the UC ANR Extension column on berries calls citrus fruit a berry subtype named a hesperidium, and our sibling page on types of berries explains the full botanical list.
Labels, packaging and other notes
- Daily Values: the FDA Daily Values in the tables (21 CFR 101.9) are label reference values, not personal targets.
- Packaged oranges: for canned mandarin segments or bottled products, the Nutrition Facts label on the package is the figure for that product.
- Varieties missing from USDA: SR Legacy has no separate entries for ‘Hamlin’, ‘Pineapple’, ‘Midsweet’, ‘Parson Brown’ or red-fleshed oranges, so their values are not shown.
- Values vary: USDA SR Legacy figures are averages; variety, growing area and fruit size change the numbers for any single orange.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the main types of oranges?
UF/IFAS Extension lists navels, ‘Hamlin’ and ‘Parson Brown’ as early sweet oranges, ‘Pineapple’ and ‘Midsweet’ as midseason types, and ‘Valencia’ as the late variety.
Which orange varieties have the fewest seeds?
In the UF/IFAS variety table, navels, ‘Hamlin’ and ‘Valencia’ carry 0 to 6 seeds per fruit; ‘Pineapple’ carries 15 to 25 and ‘Parson Brown’ 10 to 20.
Do navel and Valencia oranges differ in USDA data?
Per fruit, USDA lists about 82.7 milligrams of vitamin C for a navel and 58.7 milligrams for a California Valencia, with about 3.1 and 3.0 grams of fiber.
When are the different orange varieties in season?
UF/IFAS Extension gives October to January for navels and ‘Hamlin’, December to February for ‘Pineapple’, January to March for ‘Midsweet’ and March to June for ‘Valencia’.
Is orange peel nutritious?
USDA SR Legacy lists about 136.0 milligrams of vitamin C and 10.6 grams of fiber per 100 grams of raw orange peel, though peel is usually used in small amounts as zest.
What is a sour orange?
NC State Extension lists Citrus x aurantium as the sour orange, a different plant from the sweet orange, Citrus x sinensis.
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Last reviewed October 2026.
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