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BERGAMOT ORANGE

The Bergamot Orange is a small citrus fruit (Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia). It is cultivated mostly in southern Italy, and is the flavoring used in Earl Grey Tea.

This is NOT Bergamot or Bergamot mint; they are different plants in the mint family, also called bee balm or Oswego tea.

Oil of bergamot is extracted from the peel of the bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia or Citrus aurantium bergamia), a small pear shaped sour orange which is cultivated today mostly in southern Italy.

Latest genetic research indicates that the Bergamot orange is most likely a cross (natural??) between the sweet or pear lemon (Citrus limetta) and the Seville or sour orange (Citrus aurantium) [First International Citrus Biotechnology Symposium, August 2000)]

The sour orange is native to southern Vietnam.


 

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