ORANGE (Citrus) - 8khakis

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The name has telling us the colour of the skin and it is very easy to recognize this fruit. Orange also known as one of the fruit to supply consumer a lot of Vitamin C mainly know as ascorbic acid. Orange is a hybrid fruit from pamelo (Citrus Maxima) and tangerine (Citrus Reticulata). The taste of orange is usually sweet and some are a little bid sour. It is very juicy fruit.

Orange

What make more interesting about orange is the nutrition contain in each slice that you take. Orange contain high ascorbic acid or Vitamin C which very helpful in digestive system. Other than that it also a good source of Folate, Potassium, Thiamin and Dietary Fiber. This fruit contain very low saturated fat, Cholesterol and Sodium.

It is moderate to consume one orange per day to provide you all the nutrition contains. Especially those who have digestive system problem it is good to take orange as your daily supplement. Since it is highly with Vitamin C or ascorbic acid, this acid are very useful in digestion process. It is also can help to reduce weight.

It is advisable not to take orange with empty stomach. Due to the high contain of Ascorbic acid, it will easily cause stomach upset. So best if you practice the intake of orange after food as it can help on your effective digestion too. If you consume orange in form of juice, it is better using straw. This is because of the ph of orange is 3.5 – acidic. When you drink directly from glass, it will cause erosion to your enamel. The best way not to have direct contact of orange juice to your teeth is by drinking with straw.

Orange is the fruit that you can easily get anywhere and anytime. It provides you the important nutrition that you should consume daily. Good news to those who like to have fresh look, you also can make a face mask with orange. The step is simple as taking one table spoon of squeeze orange juice mixing up with two table spoon plain yogurt. After mix well, you can apply it on your face and your neck. Leave it for 15-20 minutes before you rinse with water. After that you can feel the different of your skin complexion. It is easy to practice at home as well.

When a fruit which can give you nutrition and easy for you to get wherever and anytime, why think twice to have a try? You can get it cheap also and part of it you can have a homemade mask with orange juice to make your face look more fresh. A beauty solution that you cannot miss. Enjoy the try out.


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