Orange juice is tasty.
I love it. It is also very high in vitamin C!
Yes, it's really good for you. Have you ever made it yourself by squeezing oranges?
I have! They are even better freshly squeezed
water to the concentrate.
The health value of orange juice is debatable: it has a high concentration of vitamin C, but also a very high concentration of simple sugars, comparable to soft drinks. As a result, some government nutritional advice has been adjusted to encourage substitution of orange juice with raw fruit, which is digested more slowly, and limit daily consumption.
History.
During World War II, American soldiers rejected vitamin C-packed lemon crystals because of their unappetizing taste. Thus the government searched for
, including the pith, is a source of pectin and has nearly the same amount of vitamin C as the flesh and other nutrients.
Although not as juicy or tasty as the flesh, orange peel is edible and has significant contents of vitamin C, dietary fiber, total polyphenols, carotenoids, limonene and dietary minerals, such as potassium and magnesium.
Juice and other products Products made from oranges.
- Orange juice is obtained by squeezing the fruit on a special tool (a "juicer" or "squeezer"