Strange things in my Chinotto?

While innocently sipping from a bottle of Chinotto, I happened to look at the ingredients list. I was surprised to see, amongst other stuff I recognised, “Chinotto extract.”

I had always presumed Chinotto was a name like Fanta, with no other meaning. This does not make sense now; would I find “Fanta extract” in my Fanta?

Anyway, what is Chinotto extract?

Spiffo

There’s a kind of orange called a Chinotto, and that seems to me like a likely thing to be in soda pop.

From this site:

Here’s a picture. Evidently, they grow in Italy; or so I am deducing from their official site. Can’t read a word of Italian, but a bit of exploring comes up with a map of their home range.

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