India’s largest orange by circumference found in Nagpur farm

Nagpur is rightly called the ‘Orange City’ because of the large variety of oranges grown and sold in the region. The city is not only the largest producer of oranges in India but also exports to the rest of the world. Nagpur oranges not only have a unique sweet-sour flavour but also a matchless aroma. There is no doubt that India’s largest orange too was found in a farm situated in this city. The pictures of the gigantic orange were posted by a Twitter user Ritu Malhotra, who is also an entrepreneur by profession.

While sharing the pictures of the orange on the microblogging site, Ritu wrote about how the orange grew at her friend’s farm in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. According to Malhotra’s tweet, the giant orange measured 24 inches in circumference and 8 inches in height. Further, the weight of the orange was 1.425kg as on 23rd November, 2020.

Take a look at the tweet-

Nagpur the orange city, glorified for the abundance production of oranges has found the largest orange by circumfer… https://t.co/O6sDNolrIq

— Ritu Malhotra (@iRituMalhotra) 1606131162000

The orange attracted a lot of attention on social media in no time. While many people were left awestruck by the size of the orange, many also appreciated the quality of Nagpur oranges. A user also called it ‘Hulk of an orange’ because of its huge size. Some people compared it with another citrus fruit Chakotra, which is yellow in colour and looks like an orange but is comparatively bigger in size.

Here, take a look at some of the best replies to the tweet-

@iRituMalhotra Hulk of an orange

— Ayan(★★Follow Back★★) (@Ayan_tweetr) 1606187077000

@iRituMalhotra The proverb from now onwards "एक संतरा खींच के मारेंगे, खोपड़ी फुट जाएगा"

— Kishan Agrawal (@kishn_Agr) 1606134737000

@iRituMalhotra @TajinderBagga All I need is peels of this orange to spray that in someone's eyes.

— राजन सिंह (@BanarsiBausahab) 1606131472000

@iRituMalhotra Size looks more like another citrus fruit called Chakotra I am presently eating it https://t.co/sBq07NKzDE

— सीधी बात No बकवास (@Mohit_Kapoor17) 1606146381000

The orange just missed the chance of breaking the world record by a whisker. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest orange by circumference measured 25 inches. This record has been held by Patrick and Joanne Fielder in Fresno, California since 2nd January, 2006. However, this Nagpur orange is 24 inches, which made it miss the world record by just an inch.