Orange Nutrition Facts

Orange Nutrition Facts - Orange Fruit

By eating oranges you help your body with its cleansing process.
Because of our unhealthy diet we are the ones who makes ourselves prone to sickness. Nutritionists says that the unhealthy food we eat like canned food, fast food, junk food and sodas, later in life will bring us health issues. Because of the chemicals and preservatives it contains that will result in various illnesses.

Here the orange fruit can help, because it does not only cleanse your body but it will also boost your immune system to fight against harmful viruses.

Buying organic oranges is the best way to go, because conventional oranges can also contain chemicals and then don't serve their purpose.

Oranges Nutrition Facts - 100 grams of orange contains:

Water (g) 86.1
Energy (kcal) 37
(kJ) 158
Protein (g) 1.1
Fat (g) 0.1
Sugars (g) 8.5
Starch (g) 0
Total carbohydrates (g) 8.5
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.7
Calcium (mg) 47
Iron (mg) 0.1
B-Carotene (µg) 28
Vitamin C (mg) 54
Thiamin (mg) 0.11
Riboflavin (mg) 0.04
Niacin (mg) 0.4
Folates (µg) 31

Other Key Orange Nutrition Facts - Nutrients the Orange Contains

Fiber, Potassium, Sodium, Citric acid, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Panthothenic Acid, and small amounts of Lipids and Amino acids.

Helpful Phytochemicals

Alpha-carotene, Beta-carotene, Beta-sistosterol, Anthocyanins, Pectin, Ellagic acid, Ferulic acid, Caryophyllene, Caffeic acid, Naringeninb, P-coumaric Acid, Sinapic Acid, Stigmasterol, Rutin, Hesperidin, Limonene, Monoterpenes,Saponins, Treterpenoids, Quercetin, Catechins, Phenethyl Isothiocyanate (PEITC), Beta-cryptoxanthin, Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Tocopherols and Coumarin.

Benefits of Eating Oranges – Orange Health Benefits

1. Prevents heart disease, combats acidosis and lowers acid urine. Combats fevers, dissolves gallstones and lowers high blood pressure.
2. Fresh orange juice has also been a help treating cancers and diabetes.
3. The high calcium content in our oranges promotes strong bones and teeth.
4. There is also a mineral found in the orange fruit that helps lower cholesterol levels.
5. And as I said above, eating oranges helps cleanse our body.

Buying and Eating Oranges

1. It is always best to choose organically grown oranges. Choose heavy weight, fresh looking oranges with smooth skin.
2. Avoid light weight, rough skinned oranges with any discolorations.
3. Make sure the oranges you are buying are ripe. If they look a little greenish, don't buy them. Green oranges may cause arthritic-like joint pains and also contains lower Vitamin C levels.
4. Oranges will last for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
5. Before cutting up your orange to eat it, you should wash it under cool running water. Enjoy!
If you are very interested in this topic, you could read the books that I have used as reference for this Orange Nutrition Facts page:

Human Nutrition & Dietetics by J.S Garrow, Ann Ralph, William Philip Trehearne James, A. Ralph, Elsevier, Netherlands

Prescription for Dietary Wellness by Phyllis A. Palch, Penguin Group, USA

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