Oranges are bright in color, sweet and sour, and beautiful in appearance. They are deeply loved by people, and they are also one of the good fruit gifts for visiting relatives and friends and patients. There are many kinds of it, and the most popular ones are navel orange, sugar orange, blood orange and American Sunkist orange. Oranges are called "good fruits for curing diseases" and are rich in vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, beta-carotene, citric acid, hesperidin, aldehydes, alcohols, olefins and other substances.

2. Oranges can inhibit the occurrence of various cancers.

Eating an orange a day can reduce the incidence of cancer in the mouth, esophagus and stomach by half, which is the latest research result of Australian scientists just released in June and February of 5438. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia found that eating citrus fruits every day can also reduce the incidence of stroke 19%.

3. Oranges have the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm.

The peel of citrus fruits contains a lot of pectin, in which the aromatic oil has an appetizing effect, the orange peel contains a lot of dietary fiber, and the orange collaterals have the function of relieving cough and resolving phlegm. However, this does not mean that people who have no cough, excessive phlegm and loss of appetite must eat orange peel and orange collaterals.

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How to eat oranges:

(1) fresh orange juice

Squeeze the water out of the orange and you can get a glass of fresh orange juice. Fresh orange juice tastes sweet and sour and is rich in vitamin C.

(2) orange sauce

Orange jam is made by mashing meat into oranges, adding honey and stirring. Orange sauce is fresh and moist, which can be eaten directly or sprinkled on other dishes as seasoning.

(3) Orange soup

Orange soup is made by peeling oranges and boiling them in soup.

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