Juice Versus Whole Oranges

Orange Juice gets a bad rap for being packed with sugar, so we pitted the fruit and pulp against each other in a nutrition showdown

If you like to start your morning with a big glass of Orange Juice, you've probably heard the juice's bad rap: It's jam-packed with sugar—about 34 grams per 12 fluid ounce glass. But there's good news! Juicing does have its benefits and OJ could be more nutritious than plain ol' oranges, according to a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Researchers in Germany and Saudi Arabia compared the carotenoid, flavonoid, and vitamin C amounts in fresh orange segments, orange puree, and orange juice, and found the bioaccessibility—or amount of food available for your intestines to absorb—was higher for all of the nutrients in the OJ compared to those in the orange segments or the puree. The bioaccessibility of carotenoids increased three to four times while the flavonoids increased four to five times. There was also about a 10 percent increase in the bioaccessibility of vitamin C in the orange juice compared with the orange segments or puree.

For juice lovers, this study is good news—but don't stock up on bottles of OJ just yet. The study wasn't done on humans, but rather using test tubes and flasks to mimic digestion, so further research is needed (especially in humans!) to strengthen the findings. Even more: Oranges and products made from oranges naturally contain low amounts of both carotenoids and flavonoids. Similarly, small differences in flavonoids available may not be significant to your health.

Ultimately, the fruit itself may be the better bet—much of the fiber in oranges is lost during juicing. (Fiber doesn't need to be boring! Whip up one of these Healthy Recipes Featuring High-Fiber Foods.) If you look at the amount of fiber in juice compared to 1 cup of orange segments, it's 0.7 grams and 4.3 grams, respectively. That's a big difference! Further, many orange juice beverages contain added sugar and not much real juice. This is why it's important to always read the labels to ensure your juice is made from, well, 100 percent juice.

Determining the sugar differences between an orange and 100 percent orange juice is a little trickier too. A portion of OJ (1/2 cup) contains 10.5 grams of sugar. It takes 1 1/2 oranges to make 1/2 cup of orange juice—so whether you eat the fruit or drink the juice, you'll get the same amount of sugar. When you start gulping downs cups of OJ, though, sugar can absolutely get out of control. It's much easier to drink 2 cups of juice than to eat the six oranges it took to get the juice!

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Orange Juice Has Many Uses

In many homes, Orange Juice is used just once a day. That is a real shame, because 100% orange juice dishes out worthwhile vitamins and minerals (and also contains zero saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium or added sugar). 

Some nutritional highlights: Orange juice is crammed with vitamin C, an important antioxidant that helps support a healthy immune system, along with potassium, which plays an important role in muscle function and may help reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.  The juice also delivers folate, essential for healthy red blood cells, and vitamin B6, which helps the body process energy from food.

Cakes and Quick Breads:

Use orange juice in place of water and/or milk in your favorite cake and quick bread recipes.

Citrus Glaze:

Combine confectioners’ sugar and orange juice (instead of milk or water) and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over your favorite quick breads, muffins, angel food cake and challah bread.

Fruit Topping:

Combine sliced strawberries and orange juice and let sit for 30 minutes (or overnight in the fridge). Spoon berries and juice over sliced angel food cake, frozen yogurt, pancakes and waffles.

Ice Cubes:

Make flavorful ice by filling ice cube trays with orange juice instead of water. Add the cubes to sangria, fruit punch or hot or cold tea. Bonus: You can use the cubes in your favorite fruit smoothies without diluting the puree.

Ice Pops:

Make frozen treats sans added sugar and preservatives; simply pour the juice into your favorite freezer-pop molds. For a creamy version, combine equal parts orange juice and vanilla yogurt. (For a very berry top, add berries to the bottom of the molds before adding juice.)

Marinades:

Instead of traditional wine- or vinegar-based marinades, try OJ; the acid tenderizes meat, fish, poultry and pork. Mix the juice with different seasonings, such as garlic, oregano, thyme, basil and pepper. For an Asian-style marinade, mix the juice with soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and cilantro.

Orange Juice Chicken:

Instead of using a can of beer, insert a can of OJ into the cavity of the chicken before cooking on the grill. The orange juice flavors the entire chicken because, as the juice heats up, it creates a citrus steam that permeates the chicken from the inside out.

Salad Dressings and Vinaigrettes:

Replace all but 1 tablespoon of oil with orange juice in your favorite dressing and vinaigrette recipes and don’t forget to add grated orange peel, too.

Sauces:

Use orange juice to deglaze pans that you’ve used to pan-sear chicken, pork, seafood, shellfish and steak. The juice picks up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan and creates a fabulous braising liquid.

Smoothies:

Create dairy-free smoothies by combining fresh fruit (strawberries, bananas, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries) with orange juice instead of milk or yogurt.

If you are looking for the perfect citrus for yourself or as a gift for a business associates, your family or friends? A quick visit to sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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Do You Know About Color Me Orange?

Color Me Orange embraces who we are: a group of people, organizations and businesses determined to inspire, educate and entertain as many as we can. We do not promote the politics of people; we promote the education of the individual to be better prepared for understanding and seeking cures; and to have a better understanding of the same plights people are facing around the world.

We are animal lovers too, and we do support the politics we have studied and deem will help the many homeless and abused dogs, cats, and our beloved pot-bellied pigs. We will not turn our backs on any animal but we will seek to stop those who would harm the helpless. 

Our Group: 

It started with Orange is the New Liver as a Facebook page to promote the efforts of the American Liver Foundation because of the devastating effects the  viral disease of Hepatitis C had befallen on one of our own. Then we found Morgan Da Organ and learned 30 million people, 1 of every 10 in our country alone, many helpless children, are struck with a liver disease. Morgan taught how important the liver is to every part of our bodies.

Then, Morgan and our very own Plucky the Orange of Sunburst Oranges with his wide array of citrus, fruits, candies, jams, gifts and an incredible knowledge of citrus around the world. became best friends. Together, they won the first ever Liver Lover Award from the American Liver Foundation! 

And along came Hedgy the Blue Hedgehog. Friend to all and a “Doer of Good Deeds”. Hedgy represents a group of people that tirelessly continue to make a difference to many orphans, as well as the handicapped, around the world, and to promote the family unit and fatherhood here at home. 

Not to forget Louie the Lizard whose goal is to promote responsible animal care, heal the wounded, lead the lost home, and find a home for those on their own. 

Color Me Orange represents the courage we need to face the adversities of life and to muster the enthusiasm to keep pressing on.

http://www.colormeorange.org/

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What Orange Juice Connoisseurs Need To Know

For Orange Juice Connoisseurs nothing is more appealing than a glass of freshly squeezed Orange Juice.  Sadly, the true aficionado knows finding a company who still produces a genuinely ‘fresh’ orange juice has become nigh to impossible. The dairy case of any market is filled with many choices and many claims but “freshly-squeezed” is no longer as easily found..

Farmers’ Dilemma 

During the first decade of the 20th century and in the early years of the California citrus industry an enigma occurred- more oranges were being grown than could be sold. In addition, no real organization of the growers and the rapidly expanding citrus groves had yet been put into place. Consequently, in a land where orange was the ‘new gold’, citrus farmers were losing money and pulling out trees.

Advertising to the Rescue

In 1908, the recently re-named citrus growers’ co-op, Sunkist Growers, retained the services of the Chicago based and well-renowned adverting agency of Lord & Thomas. Albert Lasker, 28 years old at this time and now credited as a founder of the modern-day ad industry, created campaigns for oranges that encouraged consumers to both eat oranges, and also to drink orange juice. His campaign efforts were enough to lift the citrus industry from its slump and help create our taste-bud’s desire for that fresh-squeezed taste.  

New Discoveries & New Trends

Orange juice was quick to become its own industry in both California and Florida. But to preserve the juice to store and ship was the question of the technology of the day. Professor Thomas B. Mack of the University of Florida an avid collector of citrus information noted in his work

Citrus Facts II

A little known story is told that states that the first citrus concentrate was made in an ice cream freezer early in 1920 by Dr. J. E. Crump. Dr. Crump was a practicing veterinarian and citrus grower living in Winter Haven [Florida] at the time. Many other early attempts to produce citrus concentrate were made, but none proved successful until 1947 when Dr. L. W. McDowell and his staff, working for the Florida Citrus Commission, developed the product as we know it today.

Concentrates and NFC takes cares of the masses, but what about the true freshly-squeezed devotee?

The 1980’s & 90’s

The fresh squeezed orange juice business saw it’s heyday during this period. To keep freshly-squeezed juice viable for commercial sales processors implemented specialized handling and cleaning of the fruit, strict and regimented sanitation procedures, packaging innovation and proprietary inventory management programs. Companies, such as Odwalla and Naked Juice, could process fresh orange juice and became quite successful not only with the fresh juice but with the introduction of the ‘smoothie’, a drink with a mostly OJ base.

 Fresh Orange Juice Today

The fresh squeezed industry has changed with changing consumer requirements for guaranteed protection from food and beverage manufactures. In other words, the risks and worries to service the OJC’s of our time is not worth the potential loss or losses. OJC’s you are on your own! But SUNBURST ORANGES is here to give all the support and the all the oranges you need to satisfy the desire for the true freshly-squeezed taste of orange juice.

For over 30 years we have been a part of the fresh-squeezed orange juice industry. Sunburst Oranges offers its services and knowledge to provide the OJC (Orange Juice Connoisseur) the best orange available, at any given time of the year, to make the finest, premium, freshly-squeezed juice possible.

If you are looking for the perfect citrus for yourself or as a gift for a business associates, your family or friends? A quick visit to sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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Mandarin Oranges Significantly Prevent Liver Cancer

Two studies in Japan have found that eating mandarin oranges significantly reduces the risk of liver cancer. The protective effect may be due in part to vitamin A compounds known as carotenoids, which give mandarin oranges their color.

Researchers at the National Institute of Fruit Tree Science surveyed 1,073 people in the Japanese town of Mikkabi, in Shizuoka, where mandarin orange consumption is high. Chemical markers found in the blood of the Mikkabi residents were linked to a lower risk of liver disease, hardened arteries and insulin resistance.

A separate study conducted by scientists at Kyoto Prefuctural University of Medicine studied 75 patients with viral hepatitis and found that the group of 30 that drank mandarin orange juice for a year had no liver cancer. The disease was found in 8.9 percent of the 45 not drinking the juice.

"Mandarin oranges contain potent medicine," said Mike Adams, a holistic nutritionist and author of The Seven Laws of Nutrition. "Liver cancer is only one of many diseases that mandarin oranges help prevent and even reverse," he said. "Nature has provided us with the best medicines in the world, but as consumers, we have to be wise enough to recognize these gifts and take action to benefit from them. That means eating and drinking multiple servings of fresh, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds on a daily basis."

The Kyoto researchers admitted more work was needed and announced their plan to continue the study for five years.

Cathy Ross, a cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, felt the studies underlined the influence on fruits and vegetables on health.

"This research appears to support the BHF recommendation of eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease," she said. "Different colored fruit and vegetables contain different vitamins and minerals, so the more types of fruit and vegetables you can include in your diet the better."

People who eat healthy foods tend to have healthy skin, happier outlooks, better energy, better sex lives, healthy sleep, healthy hearts, healthy liver function and greatly improved brain function. They are more creative, adaptable and optimistic, and they tend to enjoy their lives. They spend relatively little on health care expenses while investing their money in organic foods, green products, medicinal herbs and nutritional supplements.

If you are looking for the perfect citrus for yourself or as a gift for a business associates, your family or friends? A quick visit to sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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559-561-3391

The Three Oranges; A French Story

by Cleo Jay; Adapted from Les Trois Oranges d’Amour by Alfred de Musset

Once upon a time, there was a Prince who never laughed nor smiled. Amongst his people he had the reputation of being a somber young man who always seemed very alone.

One day, a mysterious woman declared, ‘I will make the Prince laugh. I will make him laugh and cry, just you see.’ She dressed herself up in rags sewn together with pieces of string and let her hair fall loose down to her shoulders. Then she took a small drum and went to dance in front of the Royal Palace. Upon hearing the music the Prince appeared on his balcony.

The woman danced and danced with such a singular passion that she did not notice the lose string hanging from her garment. She tripped on the string and fell to the floor in a heap. When he saw the woman fall the Prince burst into fits of uncontrollable laughter. When she noticed the Prince laughing the woman grew angry and cursed him by saying, ‘May you never laugh again until you find the three oranges!’

The Prince suddenly became very silent and felt a deep sadness growing inside of his chest. This sadness continued for many days until he thought to himself, ‘I want to have fun and to laugh once more so I will look for the three oranges wherever they might be.’

And off he went in search of the three oranges. First he searched all of the neighboring villages, then he searched further and further afield until he reached the edge of his father’s Kingdom.

Early one morning, several weeks into his quest, the Prince came across the evil woman who had cursed him. But this time the woman was wearing beautiful clothes instead of rags and so the Prince did not recognize her.

‘Where are you going, young man?’ asked the woman. ‘I am looking for the three oranges,’ he answered. ‘Oh but they are very far from here,’ said the woman. ‘They are deep inside of a cave on the seashore and they are protected by three fierce dogs. You must travel north until you reach the sea and there you will find the entrance to the cave hidden behind some large rocks.’

The Prince thanked the woman and then bought three loaves of bread for his journey.

After many days of travel he finally reached the rocks and then discovered the cave hidden nearby. Just as the Prince was about to enter the cave a growling dog came charging towards him out of the darkness. Without thinking he threw the dog his first loaf of bread and kept on walking into the cave.

A second dog was standing close by, its eyes glaring at him from out of the darkness. The Prince gave this dog his second loaf of bread and continued walking further and further into the dark cave.

A little further still, the Prince came upon a third dog which was growling and slobbering and looked set to attack. Just as before the Prince offered the animal his last loaf of bread and continued to explore the cave while all three beasts were occupied with their meals.

Finally the Prince walked out of the darkness into a large room. In the middle of the room there was a long table and on the table there were three golden boxes.

Without wasting any time the Prince snatched the three boxes from the table and ran out of the cave as fast as his feet would carry him.

The Three Oranges

After running for many hours he came to rest in the shade of a tall tree and decided to open the first box. Inside he found an orange and to his surprise it started speaking:

‘Water! Water!’ implored the orange. ‘I need water otherwise I will die!’

The Prince wanted to help but unfortunately he had no water and so the orange soon died.

  The Prince did not want to make a similar mistake with the second orange and so he decided to continue on his journey. Just as night was falling he arrived at an inn by the side of the road. He sat down and ordered food, a bottle of wine, and a jug of cool water. Only when he was sure that he was prepared did he decide to open the second golden box.

When he opened the box he found a second orange, and just as before this orange spoke to him in a voice full of desperation:

‘Water! Water!’ implored the orange. ‘I need water otherwise I will die!’

But in his haste the Prince poured wine over the orange instead of water and at once the orange fell silent and died.

The next day, the Prince left the inn and continued on his homeward journey. He travelled for many miles until he reached a river at the foot of a tall mountain. It was there that he decided to stop and open the third and final golden box.

Just as before he found an orange inside, and just as before the orange spoke in a voice full of desperation:

‘Water! Water!’ implored the orange. ‘I need water otherwise I will die!’

‘This time,’ said the Prince, ‘you will not die from lack of water.’

Then he threw the golden box into the river so that the orange might drink all the water it needed.

As soon as the box landed in the river, a huge cloud of white smoke appeared in the air all around. As soon as the smoke cleared there appeared a young Princess more beautiful than the sun!

The couple embraced one another and instantly fell in love. Then, without hesitation, they made their way to the nearest village where they were married the very next day.

The Prince and Princess were very happy and soon a son was born to complete their little family. The Prince said, ‘We must visit the Royal Palace as I have not sent news to my father the King and it has been almost a year since I set out on my quest.’

Thus the young couple set out on the long journey back to the Palace. When they were close the Prince asked his wife to rest by a water fountain while he announced their arrival to the King.

As soon as the Prince was gone the evil woman appeared before the innocent wife and child.

‘You have a very beautiful son, Princess,’ said the woman. ‘Let me hold him so that you might better rest.’

The Princess agreed and the woman took the baby in her arms. Then she said, ‘You have very beautiful hair, Princess. Let me comb it for you so that you might look your best when you meet the King.’

Once again the grateful Princess agreed. But as the woman was combing the Princess’ hair she stuck a silver pin into the back of her neck and the poor Princess was instantly transformed into a white dove.

The evil woman, who was in fact a witch, then assumed the appearance of the beautiful Princess and waited for the Prince to return.

‘It seems as if your face has changed, my dear,’ said the Prince when he finally returned. ‘Is there not also something about your person that is different?’

‘It is only the sun that has tanned my skin during our long journey,’ replied the witch. ‘I am sure it will fade in time. And if I seem different it is only because I am tired.’

The Prince was fooled by the evil witch and so took her and his son to the Royal Palace, unawares that his precious wife had been turned into a dove.

Life in the Royal Palace went on for some time and the witch continued to fool the Prince into thinking that she was his beautiful wife. But she had not fooled him completely for the Prince did not feel quite as he had done about his wife and was convinced in the back of his mind that something was not right.

One day, the old King passed away and it was the turn of the Prince to become King and rule the lands.

In the palace gardens a dove began to appear, and after many months this dove began to speak to the gardener. Each day the dove would enquire about the King and his young son. The gardener would tell the dove all that he knew and confessed that the little Prince was not a happy child and the King not a happy man.

‘The poor young Prince,’ said the dove, ‘darling of his cursed mother who is forced to live alone in the mountains as this bird you see before you.’

The gardener was most taken by the dove and one day reported its presence to the King. When he heard about the bird the King commanded the gardener to catch the unusual creature and give it to the young Prince as a companion.

The gardener did as he was instructed and the Prince received the dove and played with the magical creature for many happy days. It seemed to all in the Palace that the young Prince was finally growing into a happy child and it was agreed that this change of mood was due entirely to the little dove.

The Three Oranges One day, the little Prince noticed that the dove had a silver pin stuck in the back of its neck. He reached out and pulled the pin and instantly the dove was transformed back into the beautiful Princess. The young Prince was scared and cried out in fear, but the Princess, freed at last from the curse of the evil witch, spoke softly to the child. ‘Do not cry, my son,’ said the beautiful Princess, ‘for I am your mother and you have released me from my curse.’

Upon hearing his son cry out in fear the King entered the room and instantly recognized his one true love. ‘You have returned to me, my love,’ said the King as he embraced the beautiful Princess.

The Princess explained how it was that the evil witch had tricked her and turned her into a dove. The King grew angry and ordered the imposter Queen to be imprisoned in the dungeons forever so that she might never again do any harm.

United once more the King and his true Queen lived happily ever after for many, many years. The Kingdom flourished and the Royal Palace was forever full of love and laughter.

If you are looking for the perfect citrus for yourself or as a gift for a business associates, your family or friends? A quick visit to sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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Orange Juice Recipe How To Make The Best Orange Juice

Nothing compares to the flavor of fresh-squeezed orange juice from fruit in its prime for a very good reason: A fair amount of processing goes into not-from-concentrate OJ. Most cartons contain the pooled juices from oranges harvested anywhere from Florida to Brazil, squeezed, pasteurized, and stored for up to a year. That's why, a glass of the fresh stuff, it was unanimously picked as the favorite. 

Fresh orange juice is healthy, provides a variety of vitamins and minerals. I love to have some fruits or fruit juice in between my lunch and dinner, because it helps fill the stomach and satiate the slight hunger in between meals and prevents me from reaching other high calorie food. Personally I do not prefer to buy commercial juices which is mostly loaded with preservatives, artificial sweeteners, coloring and what not. Most juice available commercially is heavily processed. I love to make juice from fresh fruits. Nothing tastes better than freshly squeezed juice and we can be sure there are no added preservatives or sweeteners. Oranges are great for the skin as it is packed with antioxidants and Vitamin C. Eating oranges or drinking a glass of orange juice everyday gives a clear and glowing complexion. It also helps improve your immunity. The health benefits of oranges are many and I do not want to bore you with all that. Today we see how to make orange juice.

How to make Home Made Orange Juice

Ingredients 

   Oranges – 3 Sunburst Oranges
   Honey -1 tsp
   Water -1/4 cup
   An Orange juicer

Directions

Bring the oranges to room temperature so that it will be easy for you to squeeze juice.

Cut the fruit into half and squeeze each half by hand using the plain orange juicer. Add 1/4 cup of water and mix well.

Filter it and enjoy!!! I love to add a little orange pulp to my juice. If the oranges are sweet, you do not need any additional sweetener otherwise add a tsp of honey and mix well.

If you are looking for the perfect citrus for yourself or as a gift for a business associates, your family or friends? A quick visit to sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

Presented By:
Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391