The moro orange has a red flesh, rather small and spherical, with a very thin and reddish skin.

The pulp is dark red and quite aromatic due to the high content of anthocyanins.

It is seedless and easy to peel. It also has a high yield in juice.

The abundant production of red pigment is characteristic of oranges produced in eastern Sicily.

In particular it is favored by the peculiarities of the soil, together with the strong temperature variations between day and night due to the snows of Etna.

Anthocyanins, which give red oranges their exclusive pigmentation, have different therapeutic properties: they perform an effective antioxidant action, they protect the walls of blood vessels.
On the other hand, due to the presence of anthocyanins, red oranges are less durable than light oranges.