Juicy Facts about Oranges

Oranges have always had a reputation as a great source of Vitamin C.
One orange has two full days supply of Vitamin C.
Oranges are one of the most nutritious fruits available. Although oranges may not look especially fibrous, an orange is a good source of dietary fibre, providing as much fibre as a cheese, tomato and lettuce sandwich on multi-grain bread.
They also provide many Vitamins of the B complex (especially B1, B6 and folacin also found in leafy vegetables That makes oranges at least a partial substitute for children who refuse their greens), some Vitamin A and potassium.
The navel orange is so called because of the second cluster. These miniature segments are nestled into the ‘navel’ if the main fruit.