While oval-shaped Nagami kumquat fruit is less than an inch in diameter and a little over an inch long, a calamondin fruit (a hybrid between a kumquat and a mandarin orange) is a 1-to-2-inch globe.

Small Batch is one of the few businesses in the region taking a chance on jellying the fruit, despite seeing little interest. “It’s not a popular seller at all,” Lugones said.

While oval-shaped Nagami kumquat fruit is less than an inch in diameter and a little over an inch long, a calamondin fruit (a hybrid between a kumquat and a mandarin orange) is a 1-to-2-inch globe.