Uses Of Orange

They have a wealth of nutrients including vitamin C, vitamin A precursors, calcium, potassium and pectin. For a complete list of its nutrients and calories go to calories in an orange. Interesting Orange Facts: Oranges are the largest citrus crop in the world. Brazil produces more oranges than any other country. Navel Oranges are named after the belly button shape near the bottom! About 25 billion oranges are grown each year in America. In the 18th Century British sailors took sauerkraut and citrus fruits on the ships to prevent scurvy. Florida produces about 70 percent of the total U.S. crop, and 90 percent of its production goes to make juice. In Queen Victoria’s day, oranges were given as Christmas gifts in England. Did you know that the color orange came from the orange fruit? Two most common varieties of oranges are Navel and Valencia oranges. Orange is the world’s third favorite flavor after chocolate and vanilla. History of the Orange Oranges were first grown in southeast Asia, northeastern India and southern China and were first cultivated in China around 2500 BC. In the first century AD, Romans brought young orange trees all the way from India to Rome. North Africa began growing oranges in the 1st century AD. Christopher Columbus brought orange seeds in 1493 across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands to Haiti, where he planted orange orchards. By 1518 oranges were introduced to Panama and Mexico, and a little later Brazil started growing orange trees. America’s first orange trees were planted in Florida in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/13-health-benefits-of-oranges.html#ixzz44myBcFKn