Kumquat | |
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Malayan kumquat foliage and fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
Tribe: | Citreae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. japonica |
Binomial name | |
Citrus japonica Thunb. |
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Synonyms | |
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Kumquat | |||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 金橘 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | golden orange | ||||||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 柑橘 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | little tangerine orange | ||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
Vietnamese | kim quất | ||||||||||||||
Thai name | |||||||||||||||
Thai | ส้มจี๊ด | ||||||||||||||
RTGS | somchíd | ||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||
Hangul | 금귤 | ||||||||||||||
Hanja | 金橘 | ||||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
Kanji | 金柑 | ||||||||||||||
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Nepali name | |||||||||||||||
Nepali | muntala |
Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | jīnjú |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | gam1 gwat1 |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | gīm-gam |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | gān jú |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | gam1 gwat1 |
Transcriptions | |
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Revised Romanization | geumgyul |
Transcriptions | |
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Romanization | kinkan |
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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Energy | 296 kJ (71 kcal) |
15.9 g
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Sugars | 9.36 g |
Dietary fiber | 6.5 g |
0.86 g
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1.88 g
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Vitamins | |
Vitamin A equiv. |
(2%)
15 μg
129 μg
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Thiamine (B1) |
(3%)
0.037 mg |
Riboflavin (B2) |
(8%)
0.09 mg |
Niacin (B3) |
(3%)
0.429 mg |
Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(4%)
0.208 mg |
Vitamin B6 |
(3%)
0.036 mg |
Folate (B9) |
(4%)
17 μg |
Choline |
(2%)
8.4 mg |
Vitamin C |
(53%)
43.9 mg |
Vitamin E |
(1%)
0.15 mg |
Minerals | |
Calcium |
(6%)
62 mg |
Iron |
(7%)
0.86 mg |
Magnesium |
(6%)
20 mg |
Manganese |
(6%)
0.135 mg |
Phosphorus |
(3%)
19 mg |
Potassium |
(4%)
186 mg |
Sodium |
(1%)
10 mg |
Zinc |
(2%)
0.17 mg |
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Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
Kumquats (or cumquats in Australian English; UK /ˈkʌmkwɒt/;US /ˈkʌmˌkwɑːt/ or /ˈkʌmkwɔːt/) (Citrus japonica) are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. They were previously classified as forming the now historical genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato.
The edible fruit closely resembles that of the orange (Citrus sinensis), but it is much smaller, being approximately the size and shape of a large olive. Kumquat is a fairly cold-hardy citrus.