Fruits
Ponkan
Citrus reticulata
An easy-peel winter mandarin with juicy, sweet flesh.
- Variety Ponkan
- Origin district Dongshi & Xinshe (Taichung); Miaoli; Chiayi
- HS code 0805.21
Product data sheet
Basic identity
- Product name
- Ponkan
- Variety
- Ponkan
- Scientific name
- Citrus reticulata
- HS code
- 0805.21
Origin
- Origin district
- Dongshi & Xinshe (Taichung); Miaoli; Chiayi
About this product
Ponkan is Taiwan's most important loose-skinned mandarin, with a soft orange peel that comes away easily and juicy, sweet flesh. Season runs November to February, peaking in December–January, with Dongshi and Xinshe in Taichung the main areas.