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Florida Citrus Fruit Protects Against Birth Defects

February 21, 2012 By nancy Leave a Comment

Florida citrus fruit contains what many pregnant women consider to be a magical ingredient that helps keep their unborn child healthy. There’s nothing “magical” about folate, but it has been proven to decrease the risk birth defects. One of the B vitamins, folate is abundant in fresh Florida citrus fruit. Instrumental in the creation of healthy DNA, the genetic material in our body’s cells, folate is also essential to the creation of amino acids, protein’s building blocks.

If women consumed the recommended daily dose of folate before becoming pregnant and while pregnant, the American Dietetic Association says up to 75% of traumatic spine and brain birth defects in newborn infants could be prevented.

The folate found in Florida citrus fruit also promotes heart health and can decrease your risk of developing coronary heart disease. Eating fresh Florida oranges every day of your pregnancy to protect your baby’s health is a delicious habit you can follow for the rest of your life to protect your own health.

Next week, FloridaOrange.com will be sending out its final shipments of ripe, juicy, fresh-picked Florida Honey tangerines and Florida Temple oranges. Why not send a Florida citrus gift box to your favorite pregnant mom? Or if you’re pregnant, order a crate of your favorite Florida citrus fruit for yourself! Through March 31, 2012, you can save 10% on all orders of Florida citrus fruit on FloridaOrange.com by entering coupon code 7777 at checkout.

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New Study Shows Florida Citrus Fruit Protects Your Heart

February 14, 2012 By nancy Leave a Comment

It’s Valentine’s Day which is a good day to love your heart, and new research shows there’s no better way to love your heart than eating fresh Florida oranges and Florida grapefruit. Nutritionists have promoted the heart-healthy benefits of Florida citrus fruit for some time, but new research indicates that scientists are only beginning to understand the full scope of those benefits.

We already know that adding fresh Florida oranges and Florida grapefruit to your daily diet can help reduce blood pressure and decrease cholesterol, but the latest research shows that it can also prevent heart failure. The magical heart-healthy ingredient in Florida citrus fruit is pectin. A soluble fiber, pectin attracts the cholesterol in the food you eat and blocks its absorption into the blood stream. The high potassium content in Florida oranges and Florida grapefruit also helps control blood pressure by counteracting the effects of salt.

Most recently, researchers have discovered that citrus pectin can be instrumental in preventing congestive heart failure. The pectin found in the pulp and pith of Florida oranges and Florida grapefruit neutralizes galectin-3, a protein that causes heart tissue to scar, eventually leading to congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure is an eventually fatal progressive illness that does not respond well to drug therapy. More than 20% of Americans have high galectin-3, placing them at increased risk of developing congestive heart failure. A diet rich in fresh, whole Florida citrus fruit can help lower that risk.

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Last Chance to Order Florida Temple Oranges, Honey Tangerines

February 9, 2012 By nancy Leave a Comment

If you don’t want to miss out on two of Florida’s most outstanding citrus treats, you’d better place your order now. Next week is the final week FloridaOrange.com will be able to ship sweet, juicy Florida Temple oranges and luscious, honey-sweet Florida Honey tangerines. Horticultural cousins, Temple oranges and Honey tangerines are both mandarin/orange hybrids. The combination adds a wonderful mandarin spiciness to a robust classic orange flavor resulting in a unique citrus flavor that has won fans around the world. Unfortunately, these two Florida citrus varieties are only available for a very short time and time is running out!

Sweet, juicy and easy to peel, Florida Temple oranges are Florida’s finest eating orange. Their deep orange skin is easily removed, revealing a richly-scented fruit of superior texture and flavor. Dripping with sweet juice, Florida Temple oranges are a nutritious addition to your breakfast and make a refreshing mid-day treat.

With zipper-like skin and sections that seem to fall apart at your touch, Florida Honey tangerines are perfect for on-the-go snacking. Bright orange skins quickly peel off to reveal deep orange fruit that is bursting with honey-sweet juice.

Florida Temple oranges and Honey tangerines are prized for their delicious juice as well as whole eating. Fresh-squeezed juice can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days or frozen for long-term enjoyment. After defrosting, shake well to remix the juice.

Order your Florida Temple oranges and Florida Honey tangerines from FloridaOrange.com today!

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Is Organic OJ Just as Healthy as Fresh Florida Orange Juice?

February 7, 2012 By nancy

When you’re shopping for orange juice, it’s not always easy to tell which products offer the best nutrition. Package labeling that boasts about vitamin C content or the addition of calcium or vitamin D can make some juice products seem more nutritious than others. Then, of course, there are organic juices which everyone says are healthier than juices without an organic label — except sometimes they’re not!

As we noted in our previous post, the closer a food is to its natural source, the higher its nutritional value. When foods are processed, nutrients are lost at each step in the process. This is just as true of organic orange juice as it is of other juices found in the dairy section of your local grocery. Organic juices may be healthier than non-organic juices, but nothing beats the nutritional value of pure just-squeezed juice from a whole fresh Florida orange.

When you’re shopping, nutritionists suggest using the following hierarchy to determine the nutritional value of fruit juice. Products with the highest level of nutrition — and the least processing — are at the top of the chart.

  1. Fresh whole Florida orange
  2. Fresh-squeezed juice from Florida oranges
  3. Organic 100% orange juice, not from concentrate
  4. Processed 100% orange juice, not from concentrate
  5. Orange juice from concentrate
  6. Orange juice beverage

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