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Fruit Is Candy Now
The Sumo Citrus, a hybrid mandarin-satsuma-orange, has become a celebrity fruit due to its extreme sweetness and popularity in U.S. grocery stores. The article highlights a broader trend of ultra-sweet fruits like Cotton Candy grapes and Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch berries, driven by consumer demand and selective breeding techniques.
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