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Citrus Fruits: Orange
Citrus fruits: orange food and nutrition
The orange is a citrus “popular” is ideal for cooling in summer with juice while lounging in the sweltering heat or eat any flesh for dessert or any time of day. The point is that the orange is not only rich, fresh and nice looking but is also an excellent source of vitamin C: a medium piece provides more of the daily requirement of vitamin A by an adult.
Remember that vitamin C is essential for the organism as it participates in the formation of collagen and helps maintain high defense against bacterial infections. Collagen is a substance component of the skin and therefore has a major role to keep healthy and in good condition.
Other vitamins that makes this fruit is A and some B complex (thiamin, folate).
In addition, oranges also have one hand, soluble fiber, especially pectin that helps lower blood cholesterol levels and, on the other, bioflavonoids, which have antioxidant properties. However, we must clarify that these antioxidants are found in the membrane of the fruit, it is therefore preferable to eat whole and not just drinking juice.
There are several different types of oranges, but all of them equally tasty and healthy: navel orange, the Persian, Valencia and the blood (his name is because you have red streaks on the skin that give a darker hue .)
Properties and benefits of Lemon
You have been attributed remarkable healing properties: good for the circulation (blood pressure reduction) helps digestion, bleaching, astringent, and for its high content of vitamin C helps prevent colds and boost our immune systems.
- Good protector in preventing some cancers. Reduces cholesterol levels, astringent, antiviral and antibacterial. Effective diets.
- It’s exciting for the functions of the pancreas and liver.
- It is used in many home remedies: gargle to relieve sore throat, mouth ulcers and gingivitis,
- Take action against fat for this reason is a common ingredient of diets and slimming cures and even many anti-grease detergents.
Some varieties grown are: Fino and Verna Waiter and variety. Another variety grown is Eureka (Four Seasons).
* Lemon verna. Large size, rugged and Larage, half juice and few seeds lato. Long palate with little aciez.
* Fine verna. Medium size, much juice, pile fine and good color. mid-palate
* Primafiori. Medium size, much juice, thin skin, good color palate and acidity media. is the biggest seller in the Spanish markets.
* Eureka / Rodrejo. Medium size, much juice, thin skin and good color, more mid-palate acidity.