ORANGE:
Oranges are the most common citrus fruit. It has the color of the sun and the taste of the sunshine. Oranges are available in more than 500 varieties around the world.
Oranges are available in both types some are sweet and some are sour. The familiar types of oranges are:
- Cara Cara
- Blood oranges
- Navel
- Jaffa
HISTORY: The earliest hint at the sweetest orange was in Chinese Literature in 314 BC. In Europe, the orange was introduced to Al-Andalus, with large-scale cultivation starting in the 10th century.
BENEFITS: Oranges are very healthy and refreshing to eat. The vitamin C in oranges helps your body in lots of ways. Oranges contain more than 100% of your suggested amount of vitamin C.
- Immunity booster: Oranges are enriched in Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Vitamin A, and also contain compounds like carotenoids and Are you wondering what this is for? Consuming an orange a day boosts your immunity level in your body and gives overall goodness because of the nutrients mentioned above.
- Healing wounds: As there’s a common saying ‘YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT’. When someone is recovering from an injury that person must consume orange because it carries Calcium, Vitamins, Minerals, and antioxidants which ensures that the person is well on a way to a speedy recovery.
- Controlling Blood Sugar Levels: Sugar levels of the body shouldn’t spike very high and fall very low. This process should be gradual. Oranges are sweet but they are very rich in dietary fibers this set the seal that the release of sugar in the bloodstream from consuming an orange is slow and steady. This is the reason that orange is considered a superfood for Diabetic patients.
- Good Eye Health: “Eyes are the mirror of the soul”. Nowadays eyes are stuck to the screen whether it is for work, studies, binge-watching, and shopping. Citrus fruits like oranges are rich sources of vitamins and flavonoids that help keep eyes hydrated, and most importantly shut out macular degeneration.
- Improves digestion: An orange a day can firmly keep an illness at bay. Oranges improve hydration in the body and enhance the absorption of micro-nutrients like glucose, amino acids, and minerals ensuring smooth bowel movement.
NUTRITION:
1 Medium-sized orange holds:
- 6 calories
- 6 g fat
- 237 milligrams of potassium
- 4 g of carbohydrate
- 2 g of sugar
- 23 g of protein
After knowing the benefits and nutrients of oranges they should be added to the daily diet.
STORAGE:
You can store oranges for up to 2 days at room temperature. Beyond that, they should be placed in a refrigerator for a maximum of 2 weeks.
RECIPE:
Now that you know how advantageous an orange is for human health let’s try this luscious smoothie.
ORANGE YOGURT SMOOTHIE:
INGREDIENTS:
- Mid-sized oranges 2
- Yogurt 1 cup
- Vanilla extract Half a teaspoon
- Honey 1 teaspoon
DIRECTIONS:
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend.
- Serve cold.
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