Onix

Onix^TM is a blood orange with a skin that is an extraordinarily deeply coloured dark red-purple, almost black. 60% of the fruit on a tree are coloured in this way, while 40% have striking red chimeras across the surface of the skin. The smooth skin, which has a pink albedo, is fairly easily removed, though can be quite thick. The fruit is round-oval in shape.

The segments are striated with red pigmentation and have a high red juice content of about 50%. The taste is well balanced and aromatic, with acidity giving a tangy experience, particularly in the early season. The balancing sweetness comes from brix levels of 11.7 to 13^o.

Onix is essentially a Sanguinelli with more intensity of pigmentation and therefore a greater anthocyanin content, though otherwise very similar.

Good Fruit Guide Rating: ***

Onix is a beautiful, sweet and tangy orange with deep skin pigmentation and red striations through the flesh.

Names: Onix^TM; Onix Blood; USPP32665P2

Origin: Onix was discovered by Juan Fransisco Ruis Gil of Agricola Ruis Valero in Carmona, Seville, Spain in 2012. The variety is the result of a spontaneous natural mutation of a Sanguinelli tree. The tree was growing in a lowland area, near the Guadalquivir River, on loose-textured soils with a Mediterranean climate of mild winters and warm summers.

The US Plant Patent for Onix Blood was granted in December 2020.

The marketing name, Onix^TM, is owned by AMFresh Group.

Grown in: Spain

Harvest & Availability: Availability of Onix^TM in UK is as follows. Initial sales in UK in 2024 were channelled through M&S.

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Websites:

Onix – Marketing website

Onix Blood – US Plant Patent