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28-440: Blood orange is a variety of orange with crimson, blood-colored flesh. Blood orange may also refer to: Blood orange The dark flesh color is due to the presence of anthocyanins , a family of polyphenol pigments common to many flowers and fruit, but uncommon in citrus fruits. Chrysanthemin (cyanidin 3- O -glucoside) is the main compound found in red oranges. The flesh develops its characteristic red color when

56-797: A desert climate ( BWh according to the Köppen climate classification ). High mountain ranges on three sides contribute to its unique and year-round warm climate, with some of the warmest winters west of the Rocky Mountains. Its average annual high temperature is 88.7 °F (31.5 °C) and its average annual low is 56.3 °F (13.5 °C). Summer highs above 110 °F (43 °C) occur on average 28 days per year and exceed 120 °F (49 °C) every other year. Summer nights often stay above 80 °F (27 °C). Winters are warm with daytime highs rarely below 60 °F (16 °C), although light freezes happen every year. The average annual precipitation

84-399: A Pignu . While also pigmented, Cara cara navels and Vainiglia sanguignos have pigmentation based on lycopene , not anthocyanins as blood oranges do. The Moro is the most colorful of the blood oranges, with a deep red flesh and a rind with a bright red blush. The flavor is stronger and the aroma is more intense than a normal orange. This fruit has a distinct, sweet flavor with

112-622: A hint of raspberry . This orange possesses a more bitter taste than the 'Tarocco' or the 'Sanguinello'. The 'Moro' variety is believed to have originated at the beginning of the 19th century in the citrus-growing area around Lentini (in the Province of Syracuse in Sicily , Italy ) as a bud mutation of the "Sanguinello Moscato". The 'Moro' is a "deep blood orange", meaning that the flesh ranges from orange-veined with ruby coloration, to vermilion , to vivid crimson , to nearly black. The name Tarocco

140-468: A railroad camp in 1910 for employees of the Southern Pacific Railroad , followed by Mecca (originally called Walters) in 1915 and Arabia in between, each with about 1,000 residents. Permanent dwellings were soon established on Avenue 56 (renamed Airport Boulevard), former U.S. Route 99 ( State Route 86 ) and State Route 111 by the 1930s. Agricultural development from canal irrigation made

168-653: Is a members-only motorsports racetrack and club, located just south of the airport. It was built by Tim and Twanna Rogers in partnership with the Kohl family, founders of the Kohl's department store chain. The venue opened in 2012, and is set to host a non-points IndyCar Series race in 2024. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP covers an area of 9.5 square miles (25.5 km ), all of its land. Thermal has

196-500: Is a private motorsports facility situated on 344 acres (139 ha) south of Thermal. This private country club for automotive enthusiasts plans to build a 4.5-mile motor racing circuit (7,200 m) with 300 lots for member-owned garages and villas. As of 2014 the first 1.8-mile racing course (2,900 m) was in use by early members and for media and promotional events with two more courses planned. In 2017, BMW completed construction of their BMW Performance Driving Center West, which

224-622: Is an unincorporated community within the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, California , United States, located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Palm Springs and about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north of the Salton Sea . The community's elevation is 138 feet (42 m) below mean sea level . It is served by area codes 760 and 442 and is in ZIP Code 92274. The population

252-402: Is seedless. The University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection has delineated three subcultivars of 'Tarocco'. The 'Bream Tarocco', which was originally donated by Robert Bream of Lindsay, California , is of medium to large fruit with few to no seeds. 'Tarocco #7', or 'CRC 3596 Tarocco', is known for its flavor, but has a rind with little to no coloration. The 'Thermal Tarocco'

280-466: Is served by a two-lane expressway. California State Route 86 and California State Route 111 are modern transportation corridors that serve as a fruit shipping and international trucking route to connect with Interstate 10 in Indio . The Toro Cemetery is located on Monroe Street. The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians maintain a small (48 interments) cemetery on Martinez Road. The Thermal Club

308-480: Is thought to be derived from an exclamation of wonder expressed by the farmer who was shown this fruit by its discoverer. It is a medium-sized fruit and is perhaps the sweetest and most flavorful of the three types. The most popular table orange in Italy, it is thought to have derived from a mutation of the 'Sanguinello'. It is referred to as "half-blood", because the flesh is not accentuated in red pigmentation as much as with

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336-422: Is under 3 inches (76 mm), with over 348 days of sunshine per year. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the area was 126 °F (52 °C) on July 28, 1995, and the coldest is 14 °F (−10 °C) on December 23, 1990. The 2010 United States Census reported that Thermal had a population of 2,865. The population density was 303.1 inhabitants per square mile (117.0/km ). The racial makeup of Thermal

364-535: The zest can be used for baking. A popular Sicilian winter salad is made with sliced blood oranges, sliced bulb fennel, and olive oil. The oranges have also been used to create gelato , sorbet , and Italian soda . Raw blood oranges are a rich source (20% or greater of the Daily Value , DV) of vitamin C and dietary fiber , and a moderate source of folate (15% DV), with no other micronutrients in significant content. Thermal, California Thermal

392-427: The 'Moro' and 'Sanguinello' varieties. It has thin orange skin, slightly blushed in red tones. The Tarocco is one of the world's most popular oranges because of its sweetness ( Brix to acid ratio is generally above 12.0) and juiciness. It has the highest vitamin C content of any orange variety grown in the world, mainly on account of the fertile soil surrounding Mount Etna , and it is easy to peel. The 'Tarocco' orange

420-598: The Desert , a community college based in Palm Desert has opened a new satellite campus, the East Valley Educational Center, on the corner of 62nd Avenue and Buchanan Street. Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (formerly Thermal Airport) is located about 1.6 miles southwest of the community. The Union Pacific Railroad owns and operates the former Southern Pacific Railroad mainline through Thermal. The region

448-552: The Northern Hemisphere, it matures in February, but can remain on trees unharvested until April. Fruit can last until the end of May. The peel is compact, and clear yellow with a red tinge. The flesh is orange with multiple blood-colored streaks. Blood oranges may have originated in the southern Mediterranean , where they have been grown since the 18th century. They are a common orange grown in Italy. The anthocyanins – which give

476-422: The age of 18 living in them, 410 (59.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 113 (16.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 87 (12.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 61 (8.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 6 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 55 households (8.0%) were made up of individuals, and 19 (2.8%) had someone living alone who

504-465: The area thrive in greenery by the 1950s, followed by the former Camp Young U.S. Naval Air station converted into Thermal Airport by 1965. In the early 1990s, a four-lane highway (State Route 86) was constructed over an earlier transportation route. There is a proposal for a major commercial aviation Airport known as the Jackie Cochran - Desert Cities Regional Airport on the same site. The Thermal Club

532-445: The fruit develops with low temperatures during the night. Sometimes, dark coloring is seen on the exterior of the rind as well. This depends on the variety of blood orange. The skin can be tougher and harder to peel than that of other oranges. Blood oranges have a unique flavor compared to other oranges, being distinctly raspberry -like in addition to the usual citrus notes. The anthocyanin pigments of blood oranges begin accumulating in

560-563: The orange its distinct maroon color – will only develop when temperatures are low at night, as during the Mediterranean fall and winter. Blood oranges cultivated in the United States are in season from December to March (Texas), and from November to May (California). Some blood orange juice may be somewhat tart; other kinds are sweet while retaining the characteristic blood orange taste. The oranges can also be used to create marmalade , and

588-1096: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,701 people (59.4%) lived in rental housing units. There are several schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District that are in and near the community. These include schools in Salton City , 20 miles south of Coachella, in Imperial County, California . In Thermal, they are Westside Elementary (K-6), Oasis Elementary (K-8), Mountain Vista Elementary (K-6), Saul Martinez Elementary (K-6), Mecca Elementary (K-6), Edward Park Elementary (K-5), Toro Canyon Middle (6–8), Bobby Duke Middle (6–8), John Kelley Elementary (K-6), Coachella Valley High (9–12) , Cesar Chavez Elementary (K-6), Cahuilla Desert Academy (Junior High: 7th and 8th grade), Desert Mirage High School (9–12), West Shores High School (9–12) and La Familia Continuation High (9–12). College of

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616-524: The vesicles at the edges of the segments, and at the blossom end of the fruit, and continue accumulating in cold storage after harvest. The blood orange is a natural mutation of the orange, which is itself a hybrid , probably between the pomelo and the tangerine . Within Europe, the arancia rossa di Sicilia (red orange of Sicily ) has Protected Geographical Status . In the Valencian Community , it

644-524: Was 1,034 (36.1%) White , 28 (1.0%) African American , 30 (1.0%) Native American , 32 (1.1%) Asian , 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 1,685 (58.8%) from other races , and 55 (1.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,730 persons (95.3%). The Census reported that 2,863 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 2 (<0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 684 households, out of which 452 (66.1%) had children under

672-595: Was 2,865 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Thermal a census-designated place (CDP), which does not precisely correspond to the historical community. On December 30, 1823, Brevet Captain Jose Romero led an expeditionary military expedition finding a route to Tucson from San Gabriel passes in the foothills west of Thermal and Martinez Indian Village (South of Thermal). Thermal (originally Kokell) began as

700-409: Was 25.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males. There were 761 housing units at an average density of 80.5 units per square mile (31.1 units/km ), of which 269 (39.3%) were owner-occupied, and 415 (60.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%. 1,162 people (40.6% of

728-407: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19. There were 610 families (89.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.36. The population was spread out, with 1,070 people (37.3%) under the age of 18, 316 people (11.0%) aged 18 to 24, 781 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 502 people (17.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 196 people (6.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

756-657: Was donated by A. Newcomb of Thermal Plaza Nursery in Thermal, California . The Sanguinello / s æ ŋ ɡ w ɪ ˈ n ɛ l oʊ / , also called Sanguinelli in the US (the plural form of its name in Italian), discovered in Spain in 1929, has reddish skin, few seeds, and sweet, tender flesh. 'Sanguinello', the Sicilian late "full-blood" orange, is close in characteristics to the 'Moro'. Where grown in

784-552: Was introduced in the second half of the 19th century. The three most common types of blood oranges are the Tarocco (native to Italy ), the Sanguinello (native to Spain ), and the very dark Moro (native to Italy ), the newest variety of the three. Other less-common types include Maltaise demi sanguine , Washington Sanguine , Ruby , Doblafina , Delfino , Burris Valencia , Vaccaro , Grosse Ronde , Entrefina , and Sanguinello

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