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Ask HN: How do I recreate an orange?

by Wesxdz on 1/31/21, 3:47 AM with 5 comments

I purchased an orange at Walmart and it tasted orders of magnitude better than any other orange I have ever eaten before. The other navel oranges I purchased in the same batch were ordinary, so I believe it was some factor about this orange in particular that caused a different taste. I saved a bit of flesh that was attached inside near the stem entry. What is my best method for recreating this orange: specifically what is the most affordable/accessible way to sequence fruit DNA, can I grow an orange without a seed, and will it ever taste as heavenly if I am unable to replicate environmental conditions?
  • by helph67 on 1/31/21, 9:35 PM

    Try to identify the actual grower then ask them for their source of stock (plants). Some other plant types will grow from a leaf or flesh but doubt that oranges do.
  • by maxerickson on 2/1/21, 1:24 AM

    Seems like there is a good chance that it just ripened more than the others.
  • by arthurcolle on 1/31/21, 4:05 AM

    Did you manage to keep any seeds from this orange?

    EDIT: Nvm, these are seedless oranges.