Health Benefits of OrangesBenefits

• Anti cholesterol.
Recent studies indicate that a diet rich in vitamin C helps protect the heart against heart disease. Vitamin C acts together with vitamin E to prevent deterioration of LDL cholesterol caused by free radicals. Deteriorated LDL clogs arteries, causing heart disease.

• Provides vitamin C.
The recommended daily amount of vitamin C 40 mg. Oranges and their juice can provide useful inputs to these daily intakes of vitamin C.

• Relieves common cold.
A good intake of vitamin C appears to help reduce the severity of cold symptoms and reduce their duration.

• Prevents cancer.
Oranges and their juice are rich in the phytonutrient hesperetin. In several experiments, hesperetin extracts inhibited the growth of breast cancer cells and tumor formation. Hesperidin (a form of hesperitin) was helpful for the prevention of cancers of the mouth. The skin of the orange contains phytonutrients that can stop the invasion of cancer cells.

• Prevents the appearance of spina bifida.
Oranges contain folate supplements with folic acid, helps in the prevention of spina bifida. Therefore we recommend that pregnant women consume plenty of orange juice.

Uses of the skin of the orange

Using the skin of the orange are many recipes that include ingredients from the skin of the orange. Always refer to the outer colored skin and not the inside ta white, which is very bitter. Do not forget that the skin contains all the aromatic oils of fruit.

The skin can be used:

• Cut into strips.
Peel an orange in strips with a peeler. The strips are cut, in turn, finely and longitudinally.

• Grated.
It grates only the portion of the outer skin, never white internal.

• Secada.
The skin is cut into very thin strips and not left to dry in a place without humidity. They are used to flavor meat or fish dishes, spiced drinks, sugar and herb.

Healing properties of orangesoranges

The oranges are still used in Chinese medicine to stimulate the digestive system and to treat constipation.

It is believed that combat dysentery and indigestion. They are also used to prepare a refreshing expectorant cough and are recommended to relieve stress and insomnia and also to calm the nerves.

Since ancient times oranges are famous for their ability to combat scurvy.

Culinary uses of oranges

The oranges are ideal ingredients for fruit salad, greens and onions. They are also used in dishes with duck, chicken and ham, and liquefied and filled with cakes and masses.

Other ways to consume it in jam and, of course, in juice. A 200 ml glass of orange juice provides almost 80 mg of vitamin C and 40 mg of folate.

Cleric

lemon - 1
orange - 1
white wine - 750 CE
sugar - 3 teaspoons
ice - 1 cup

In a pitcher put the lemon and orange sliced
Add the white wine and sugar.
Mix until completely dissolve the sugar
Add ice
Serve

Recommendation
A touch of red vermouth or cognac. Using a clay jar (ceramic natural cooked) to maintain the cold of the preparation and enhance its flavor.

Suggestion
Add cinnamon perfume for the preparation, if possible raw better than powder.