Citrus

Citrus fruits, oranges, tangerines, and lemons are all known to contain vitamin C, but they also have many other benefits.

Orange
Orange
Lemon
Grapefruit
sour lemon
Balang
Kamquat

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Orange
The orange tree is native to China. Oranges are divided into two groups, bitter and sweet. Bitter oranges are the ancestors of sweet oranges. This orange has a thick and rough skin with a yellowish or green color and is smaller than the sweet orange. Sweet oranges are juicy and somewhat sour and sweet. Blood orange is a fruit grafted with red tissue and usually without kernels. Its texture is sweet, juicy and very fragrant.

Buy

Choose hard oranges that are heavy in size and have a soft skin. Avoid buying soft, black, moldy oranges.
nutritional facts

Excellent source: Vitamin C.

Good source: Potassium

Properties: diuretic, ascorbate treatment, tonic, digestive and in small amounts laxative, anti-contraction. Orange juice is said to help with sleep. The leaf extract of this fruit has anti-shrinkage and digestive properties.

Ideas for serving

Oranges are simply cooked and eaten in the form of various drinks. Oranges are used in fruit salads, fruit cakes, crepes, ice cream and syrups. Oranges give different flavors to sauces, vinegar, vegetables, chicken, rice and seafood. Marmalade is made from cooked oranges. The skin and texture of this fruit are canned. Essential oils and essential oils are obtained from oranges in confectionery. Bitter oranges are used especially when cooked (marmalade, jam, jelly, syrup and sauce).

Maintenance
At room temperature: about a week. Keep sliced ​​(canned or dried) skin in a cool, dry place
Refrigerate: Can be stored for a long time.
In the freezer: orange juice and sliced ​​peel If you want to use sliced ​​orange, be sure to wash it.
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Mandarine

The mandarin tree is native to China. Tangerines look like small, broad oranges. Its skin is easily peeled off. It is sweet and fragrant and its tasty texture is less acidic than the rest. Tangerines may have multiple kernels or no kernels. Depending on the species, it is reddish-yellow, yellowish-orange or green. The fruit is orange-yellow, sweet and slightly acidic.

Buy

Choose tangerines that are flawless and heavy in proportion to their size. Avoid buying tangerines with black spots or mold with soft areas.
Maintenance

In the refrigerator: for 1 to 2 weeks \
nutritional facts

Excellent source: Vitamin A and folic acid
Ideas for serving

Tangerines and their various compounds are more often eaten simply as snacks or desserts. Tangerines are used in fruit salads, sauces, sour and sweet foods. It is also used to decorate cakes, puddings, desserts and pies. It also gives different flavors to rice, salads, chicken and seafood.
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Lemon

The fruit of the lemon tree is probably native to India or China. The size and acidity of lemons varies depending on the type of lemon. Lemon peel can vary in thickness and firmness. The fleshy and juicy part of the lemon may be kernel or kernel.
Buy:
Choose hard, heavy lemons that have a grainy, yellow skin. Lemons that have a green tinge are more acidic. Lemons with hard skin are more likely to have less pulp. Do not buy lemons that are wrinkled and have hardened or crushed parts and are dull or very dark yellow in color.

nutritional facts

Very good source: Vitamin C.

Contains: potassium and folic acid

Properties: expectorant, anti-infective, anti-scurvy, anti-rheumatic, diuretic, enriching, used to relieve pain of insect bites.
Ideas for serving

Lemons can be used as raw materials or for decoration. Lemon sharpens the taste of food and can be used instead of salt. Prevents discoloration of some fruits and vegetables. Lemon is used to flavor soups, sauces, meats, vegetables, cakes and pastries, cream, ice cream and syrups. It is also used to make marmalade and jelly. In salad dressings, lemon juice can replace vinegar. It is also used to marinate meat and soften meat. It is also used to make lemonade and add it to tea.
Maintenance

Store at room temperature for a week. Dried lemon peel can be stored in a cool, dry place. Refrigeration prolongs storage time. Lemon peel and juice can be stored in the freezer.

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Grapefruit
Grapefruit appears to be native to Jamaica. Its color is yellow, pink or red and the amount of sweetness and aroma is different in different colors (yellows have less aroma than others). This fruit is juicy and pitted.
Buy:
Choose grapefruit that is heavy in size, firm with stretched and shiny skin. Cracks or hard patches on the skin of grapefruit do not affect the quality of the fruit. Avoid buying very soft grapefruits with dull skin.

Ideas for serving

Grapefruit is halved in the middle with a simple spoon or eaten with sugar. Wash it before halving. For ease of eating, separate the pieces with a paring knife. Grilled grapefruit can be eaten with duck, chicken and shrimp. It is also added to mixed salads. Grapefruit is used in the preparation of fruit cakes, salads, fruits and syrups. In many recipes, grapefruit can be substituted for oranges or pineapples. Grapefruit is invigorating and can be peeled

nutritional facts

The nutritional value of grapefruit depends on the color of the texture. This fruit is less nutritious than oranges. Excellent source: Vitamin C.

Contains: potassium and folic acid

Properties: astringent, appetizing, digestive, antiseptic, tonic and diuretic
Maintenance

At room temperature: 8 to 15 days in the refrigerator: long storage in the freezer: grapefruit juice and sliced ​​skin

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Sour lemon (Lime)

Sour lemon is the fruit of the prickly shrub native to India and Malaysia. Sour lemon is green and its juicy texture is acidic and fragrant, it may be kernel or kernel, depending on the species.
Buy

Choose firm lemons that are heavy in size, have smooth, shiny skin and a dark green color. Avoid buying dull, soft and dry lemons. Brown spots on sour lemon do not affect its taste.

Maintenance

At room temperature: for a week. Light causes sour lemon to turn yellow and affect its taste. Canned lemon peel can be stored in a cool, dry place. Refrigerated: Can be stored for a long time. In the freezer: You can store sour lemon juice and its slice.
nutritional facts

Excellent source: Vitamin C.

Contains: Potassium Small amounts of iron, folic acid and calcium

Properties: Anti-ascorbate
Ideas for serving

Sour lemons are consumed like lemons and can be substituted in many diets. Sour lemons are used in many foods, soups, sauces, cakes, desserts, ice creams and syrups. They also add lemon to flavor chicken, fish, bean feed and vegetable soup.

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Properties of Balang - Khorshad Health Magazine Properties of Balang - Khorshad Health Magazine
Citron

Balang is also a citrus family and native to China. Its green and yellow texture is acidic and not very juicy. It is divided into several parts. It contains many nuclei and is surrounded by a thick white coating.
Buy

Balang is usually not sold fresh and is mostly available in canned form.

Maintenance

Store canned pickles in a cool place.
nutritional facts

Good source: Vitamin C.

Properties: Anti-ascorbate, cranberry juice is said to be antiperspirant, antipyretic and digestive. Crushed kernels are used to treat intestinal worms.
Ideas for serving
Balang is used in making sweets. Balang is canned and used to decorate food. This fruit is used in making cakes, biscuits and puddings. In some foods, dill is used and it is also used in making jams and marmalades.

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Kumquat
The tree of this fruit is native to China. Kamquat has edible, crisp, thin, sweet and fragrant skin. This fruit is sour in taste and has a core.
Buy
Choose firm, stain-free, glossy skin with no dents. Avoid buying soft kamquats.
Preparation

Rinse the skin carefully. Hold it in boiling water for 20 seconds and hold cold water on it so that its skin can be easily peeled off.

Maintenance

Kamquat is very vulnerable and can be stored at room temperature for 5 to 6 days. Refrigerate: Can be stored for 3 weeks.
nutritional facts

Excellent source: Vitamin C.

Contains: Copper

Good source: Potassium
Ideas for serving

Kamquat is easily eaten with the skin. Used in fruit salads and mixed salads, cakes and muffins. This fruit is also used for decoration. Kamquat enhances the sour and sweet taste of the sauce. This canned fruit is used in jams and marmalades to crisp meat. Kamquat tastes good with fish, poultry, lamb and duck