Oranges Nutrition Facts

Oranges Nutrition Facts - How much vitamin C does an orange fruit have? How much calcium? Find facts about oranges here.

Nutrition Facts of 1 medium orange

- Vitamin C 75 mg

- Vitamin B1 0.07 mg

- Vitamin B5 0.250 mg

- Vitamin A 2 micrograms

- Folic Acid (Folate) 40 microgram

- Calcium 43 mg

- Phosphorus 12 mg

- Potassium 240 mg

- Magnesium 10 mg

- Iron 0.2 mg

- Fiber 3 gram

- Protein 1 gram

- Calories 59 - But remember that the number of calories depends upon the size and shape of the orange, a small orange is lower in calories than a large one. 100 grams of orange contains 45 calories.

One orange will give you more than the RDA of Vitamin C, so it is wise to add at least one orange a day to your diet.

The orange, with the Latin name Citrus sinensis, gives the body lots of energy and is said to prevent bleeding gums, heart disease, high blood pressure, infections and stress.

Types Of Oranges

There are many varieties of oranges. Here are a few of them:

• Blood Oranges

• Hamlin

• Jaffa

• Navel

• Seville Orange

• Valencia

More facts about oranges:

Did you know that the orange is originally from China? Many thousand years ago it was called the Chinese apple :)

Reference: Exotiska Frukter och Bär. Anna Lindvall och Gunvor Lindvall

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