Oranges and tangerines – a valuable source of vitamin C and many mineral substances. And still they perfectly lighten the mood, bright fruit are considered as natural antidepressants. But the most important that this citrus can be eaten even with that who fights against excess weight.
Caloric content of oranges and tangerines
These bright fruit not without reason are a part of various unloading and low-calorie diets, energy value their quite low. In 100 g of orange, for example, only 36 kilocalories contain. And in same amounts of tangerines – 45 kcal that not so there is a lot of. Caloric content of one tangerine can fluctuate from 40 to 50 kcal, depending on a grade of a fruit and extent of maturing.
At the low caloric content these fruit contain a large amount of vitamins of group B and vitamins A, C and P and also pine forest, potassium, copper and other minerals.
Caloric content of orange and tangerine juice
Energy value of fresh citruses and the juice prepared from them is approximately identical. However if still it is possible to satisfy with one tangerine the need for desire to eat something the tasty and useful, then 100 ml of juice are difficult to manage. And in a glass of this drink of calories will already be more. As for the juice of industrial production prepared from a juice concentrate with addition of various fragrances and additives, their energy value will be 10-20 kcal more than freshly squeezed. And vitamins and useful substances it is less many times. If to drink such juice in a large number, many sugars which are hard acquired by an organism will get to an organism and are laid in store. So those who seeks to lose weight should refuse such drinks, giving preference to fresh juice, and it is even better – to fruit.
As there are oranges and tangerines not to grow stout
Despite the low caloric content of these fruit and also availability in them of vitamin C which promotes splitting of fats, you shouldn't be fond of them. Oranges and tangerines contain saccharides which can slow down weight loss process. Besides, a citrus, as we know, doesn't dull, and, on the contrary, strengthens feeling of hunger.
Consumption of a large number of oranges and tangerines is fraught with allergic reactions therefore is them it is necessary in moderate volumes.
That is why it is desirable to eat oranges and tangerines for a dessert, but not to use them as a product for having a snack between meals – is after that it will want even more. It is also very important to limit their consumption to those people whose organism negatively reacts even to a small amount of sugar including sick diabetes which suffer from excess weight. And, of course, it is worth refusing from these fruit at all to those who suffer from various inflammatory processes in a GIT, including gastritises and ulcers. Juice of a citrus is capable to damage already inflamed mucous.