Ask HN: How do I recreate an orange?

by Wesxdzon 1/31/2021, 3:47 AMwith 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 helph67on 1/31/2021, 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 maxericksonon 2/1/2021, 1:24 AM

Seems like there is a good chance that it just ripened more than the others.

by arthurcolleon 1/31/2021, 4:05 AM

Did you manage to keep any seeds from this orange?

EDIT: Nvm, these are seedless oranges.