Orange Fruit

Orange fruit, oranges nutrition facts, facts about oranges and more...

The orange is a great tasting, sweet, deep yellow fruit. But the taste of the orange depends on the variety and also on the time it was picked. When oranges are shipped to other countries, they are picked unripe. This makes them taste milder than they normally would and not as sweet. Sometimes even a little bitter.

When I lived on Mallorca I for the first time tasted the most wonderful oranges... picked straight off an orange tree. This taste was SO different from the taste I was used to... so much sweeter and just... indescribable.

Oranges Nutrition Facts 1 average orange

- Calories 59

- Sugars 9 grams (vs. 20.8 grams in Orange Juice!)

Oranges are high in antioxidants and fiber.

Vitamin C 75 mg - which is more than the RDI of vitamin C. Nowadays researchers say the 60-95 grams recommended to take daily is way too low anyway.

Oranges also contain vitamin B1, B5, Potassium, Magnesium and Phosphorous, as well as some vitamin B2, B3, B6, folate/folic acid, iron and zink.

In other words, the orange is a little health bomb.

To look at the nutrition facts in more detail go to the other page I have created about oranges: Oranges Nutrition Facts That page can also be found in the fruit list.

To avoid toxins that can be found in conventional oranges, always try to find organic oranges... or grow them yourself :)

The white slightly bitter inner skin of the orange is really nutritious (containing minerals), so is the orange peel. If you can, try to eat some of that too when eating your (organic) orange.

More Facts About Oranges

- In Brazil, US (Florida), India, Mexico, Spain and China we can find some of the world's leading orange farms. The orange fruit grows in many other parts of the world too.

- The orange fruit likes a climate between 15 C - 29 C or 60 F to 85 F.

- It is always better to buy organic oranges than conventional oranges. Because conventional oranges are normally treated with pesticides and can therefore contain high doses of toxic residues.

- the best place to store oranges that you are not planning to eat right away, is in the refrigerator.

Find even more orange nutrition facts here.

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Reference:

Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fruit)

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