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According to a report in The Grocer magazine, sales of oranges have been falling, and the fruit’s detractors have been quick to point out why.
But shouldn’t the orange’s stubborn character, the opposite of a convenience food, make it more wholesome than its more easily undressed sisters – the tangerine, satsuma and clementine?
Well, judging from the cold, hard facts below, showing the relative nutritional values per fruit, the answer appears to be no.
The tangerine looks good if you want more vitamin A (handy for vegans), but the clementine is the overall winner. It has the most vitamin C (you can take 20 times the RDA without adverse effects) and, gram for gram, it packs in the most fibre and potassium. You can also peel and eat two clementines in the time it takes to prize the top off an orange – although you won’t get as much exercise.
| Vitamin C
% RDA
| Fibre
g
| Vitamin A
% RDA
| Potassium
mg
| Weight
g
|
Orange
| 130
| 3
| 2
| 250
| 154
|
Satsuma
| 110
| 2
| 2
| 200
| 109
|
Tangerine
| 45
| 2
| 6
| 160
| 109
|
Clementine
| 145
| 2.5
| 1
| 200
| 84
|
Some delicious. recipes
Bitter orange and ginger gammon recipe
This bitter orange and ginger gammon is delicious slow-cooked and has a wonderful sweet and sour quality.
Caramel orange pavlovas recipe
Easy meringues and oranges dripping with gooey caramel make perfect partners in this decadent dessert.
Chargrilled tropical fruits with orange syrup recipe
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