How to eat navel orange?
Method 1:
1. Put the orange on the table, press it with your hand, and roll it back and forth with a little force. Rub it clockwise a few times, then counterclockwise a few times to see if the orange peel has softened. If there is no change, roll it back and forth several times until the skin becomes soft.
2. After the orange peel becomes soft, it can be peeled off as easily as peeling an orange peel. If you don't want the juice on the orange peel to get on your hands, you can cut a few shallow holes in the orange peel with a knife and peel it off directly.
3. After peeling, break the orange from the middle, be careful not to break the orange meat, and then you can eat it.
Method 2:
Cut a small piece from the top of the orange with a knife, take a spoon with a long handle, use the spoon to slowly insert the middle part between the orange peel and the orange meat along the cut part of the orange, and then use the spoon to slowly slide along the part between the orange peel and the orange meat to separate the orange peel from the orange meat, so that the orange can be completely peeled off easily without hurting the orange meat.
How many navel oranges are there in China?
1, Zigui is located at the reservoir head of the Three Gorges Dam on the bank of Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River. Zigui has a long history of planting citrus. As early as more than two thousand years ago, the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan wrote the famous poem Ode to an Orange in his hometown. Now Zigui was named as the "Town of Navel Oranges in China" by the relevant state departments in April 1995 because of its abundant navel oranges.
2. Xinfeng is located in the south of Jiangxi Province, adjacent to Guangdong Province, with mild climate, abundant heat and long frost-free period, which cultivated Xinfeng navel orange with large color. 1March, 1996, the Rural Development Research Department of the State Council Development Research Center, the Special Committee of Specialty Economy of China Agricultural Society and China Specialty Newspaper jointly recognized Xinfeng as the "hometown of China navel orange".
3. Gannan is the hometown of navel oranges in China. Located in the south of Jiangxi, called Gannan for short.
Gannan navel orange is famous mainly because of the unique soil conditions in Gannan. The navel orange produced in Gannan is big, bright orange-red, smooth and beautiful, with an edible rate of 74%, crisp and tender meat, sweet and delicious, containing more than 55% fruit juice and more than 65,438+04% soluble solids, and the highest can reach 65,438+06%. Excellent quality, rich flavor, rich aroma, very popular, invisible consumers called Gannan navel orange.
Little knowledge of navel orange
Navel orange [qí chéng], formerly known as sweet orange. Alias: orange, navel orange, orange, orange. Latin scientific name: Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, a small evergreen tree of Rutaceae, with hairless branchlets and short or no branches. Leaves elliptic or ovate, entire or obtuse; The petiole has narrow wings and a node at the top. Navel orange is an excellent citrus variety cultivated all over the world. At present, many high-quality navel oranges have been planted all over China. Navel orange is rich in nutrition and contains all kinds of nutrients necessary for human body. Navel orange contains a lot of vitamin C and beta-carotene, which helps to inhibit the formation of carcinogens, soften and protect blood vessels, promote blood circulation, help to lower cholesterol and blood lipids, reduce the possibility of heart disease and prevent gallbladder diseases. Navel orange is rich in vitamins and can prevent scurvy. This fruit is orange with green stripes. Suitable for potted plants, it is a good product for viewing leaves and fruits.
1820 the orange tree in a monastery in Brazil has a mutation. There is a small orange on the tail of the orange. The oranges on the tree are seedless and cannot be planted by seeds. They must be grafted. 1870, two navel orange trees were successfully grafted in California, and the world popularity of navel oranges began. Even today, navel oranges are only planted by grafting, so today's navel oranges are exactly the same as their ancestors in Brazil.
China's navel orange was first tested by a Zhejiang man in the United States. Navel orange was introduced from America for only a few decades. The suitable areas of navel orange in China are mainly in Gannan-southern Hunan-northern Guangxi and the Three Gorges reservoir area.
Nutritional value of navel orange
Navel orange is named after the navel shape at the top of the fruit. Because of its many qualities, small seeds and bright colors, it is widely favored by people and has become one of the indispensable fruits in people's lives. People who often eat navel oranges can play a role in preventing cancer, clearing fire and beautifying, and prolonging life. Since navel orange is so good, what is the nutritional value of navel orange? Let's take a look together.
Navel orange is very rich in nutritional value, rich in vitamin C, P, cellulose, pectin, organic acids and other nutrients, and has become an excellent variety of cultivated citrus in the world. According to scientific experiments, every 100ml of fresh orange juice contains 207 joules of heat, 0.9 g of protein, 0.2 g of fat, 203.9 mg of amino acids, 0.0/27 mg of vitamin A, 0.08 mg of vitamin B 10.08 mg of vitamin C, 60 mg of vitamin B and B20.03mg of vitamin C. In addition, navel orange juice contains soluble solids 1 1- 15%, and sugar11.0-13.0g per 100 ml juice. In addition, it is rich in anti-cancer substances such as vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin P, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, glycerol glycolipid, pyridone and pectin.