What is unusual about Sicilian blood oranges of the Moro, Tarocco, and Sanguinello varieties is that they develop a red pigment called anthocyanin, which confers a characteristic red hue on ripe fruits.
Ent veriapelsini sortidel „Moro ”,„ Tarocco ” ja „Sanguinello ” tekib punane pigment antotsüaniin, mille tõttu küpsetel viljadel ongi iseloomulik punane toon.