Citrus Fruits Revised

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CitrusFruits
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Whichfruits are

CITRUS FRUITS?

Oranges

Lemons

Limes

Grapefruits
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History of Citrus Fruits!

Oranges started growing6,000 years ago in

Southeast Asia

The first orange came to

America in 1493 whenColumbus brought them

from Haiti

Grapefruits startedgrowing in 1823 in the

West Indies

The first grapefruit to

grow in America was in

the 1820s


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Citrus Fruits Today!

Today citrus fruits grow

in 31 different counties

all over Florida.

Florida is second in theworld in orange

production and is the

worlds largest grower

of grapefruits.


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Why do we eat CITRUS FRUITS?

Citrus fruit is one of the most important

families of fruit.

You should try to eat 3 to 5 servings a day.

All citrus fruits and juices are full of vitamins

and minerals necessary to help keep a body

healthy.


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Vitamin C

* Antioxidant

* Helps the body in the healing process* Helps strengthen body tissues, bones, and

blood vessels

* May help reduce the risk of some types ofcancer

* Aids in iron absorption


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Vitamin C

* Helps decrease the risk of heart disease

* Helps prevents the buildup of badcholesterol

* Reduces the risk of cataracts

* May help boost the immune system andshorten the length and severity of colds
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Potassium

Potassium has many important functions:

Plays a key role in lowering blood pressure

Decreases the risk of high blood pressure,heart attacks, and strokes

Provides energy for the body which is

necessary for the bodys growth andmaintenance
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Fiber

The fiber in citrus fruits does the following:

Helps lower cholesterol

Reduces risk of heart diseaseProtects against colon cancer

Fiber aids the body in digestion of food


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Folate

Folate in citrus fruits helps to:

Decrease levels of homocysteine, which

has been found to increase risk of heart

disease


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Iron Deficiency

77% of American women under the age of 50are iron deficient

Citrus fruits like grapefruit may help with the

absorption of non-heme ironiron found inplants, not meat


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Heart Healthy Foods

Citrus fruits help decrease the risk of heart

disease

These fruits are low in sodium, cholesterol and

fat!

They contain fiber which helps lower your bad

cholesterol levels
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Fun Facts about Grapefruits!

Grapefruit got its name from the way it grows

in clusters like grapes on the tree.

A grapefruit is 75% juice so one medium

grapefruit can produce 2/3 of a cup of fresh-

squeezed fruit.

Grapefruits last up to 8 weeks when

refrigerated.
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Fun Facts about Lemons!

Lemon trees bloom and produce lemons year

roundeach tree can produce between 500

and 600 pounds of lemons in a year.

California and Arizona produce 95% of the

entire U.S. lemon crop.


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Fun Facts about Oranges!

After chocolate and vanilla, orange is the

worlds favorite flavor.

There is more fiber in an orange than in most

other fruits and veggies.

Brazil produces the largest amount of oranges

in the world.


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Fun Facts about Citrus Fruits!

Each person in the U.S. eats about 12.5 pounds

of citrus per year.

Citrus is the most widely grown crop in the

world.

In Florida, there are about 10.3 million citrus

trees on 853,000 acres of land.

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