Orange juice  is a drink that is prepared by squeezing the fruit or by restoring the concentrate. The drink has a sweet taste with sourness and a refreshing aroma. Orange juice has a rich history; in ancient times, people enjoyed its taste and beneficial properties. However, even now it has not lost its popularity, so in many countries of the world this natural drink is drunk at breakfast.

The best oranges for juice are fruits from Malta, Sicily and Malaysia.

How to choose orange juice and how to store it?

How to choose and how much you can store orange juice is interesting to many. Let's start in order.

Relying on the honesty of manufacturers, many people are guided by brand awareness as the main criterion for choosing a product. Of course, this is the right approach, but nevertheless this indicator is not the main one.

The first thing you should pay attention to the buyer is the composition of the product. You need to rely on the list of ingredients on the package. And believe me, all those who study it carefully will be disappointed. Not a single domestic producer produces natural orange juice!  Nectars and fruit drinks under the guise of juice, as well as mono- and multicomponent juice drinks, most often fall on the shelves. The fault is the imperfect Gosstandart system and permission to produce products according to the so-called technical conditions. In addition, product quality control is sometimes lame, and the product may not at all correspond to the composition declared on the package.

Natural orange juice can only be bought in countries where orange groves are grown, but its cost cannot be low, because even a liter of juice does not come out of one kilogram of oranges. There, the product is sold in glassware, in which its consistency should be visible.  Given the need for it in our regions and the high cost of raw materials, which increases many times during transportation, natural orange juice is unlikely to be competitive in terms of price criteria.

Good quality products called juice, in their composition most often contain concentrated or recovered from a concentrate orange juice, sugar syrup, water and preservatives. Cheaper drinks can consist of the same components, but still additionally include clarified apple juice. Products of poor quality, but nevertheless called juices, in addition to all of the above, contain dyes and flavors. About hidden additives and talk in this case is not necessary.

The best way to get a high-quality natural product is to make a drink at home. Just remember that you need to use fresh immediately after cooking.  Of course, you can put it in the refrigerator and store it for 24 hours, but all you can do for your body by using such juice is to quench your thirst. Juices produced by the food industry are suitable for use throughout the entire time indicated on the package, but it is recommended to drink juice from an uncorked pack or jar in two days.

Beneficial features

The beneficial properties of orange juice are due to the presence of a large number of vitamins and minerals. The drink acts as an antitumor and diuretic. With regular use in small quantities, the process of hematopoiesis in the bone marrow improves. Considering the presence of a large amount of ascorbic acid and vitamin PP, orange juice strengthens the immune system and helps to resist the body against the negative effects of colds. In addition, vitamin C helps remove nicotine, so the juice from oranges should be present on the menu of people who smoke.

The drink acts as an anti-atherosclerotic agent and strengthens the walls of blood vessels. These properties determine the use of orange juice for people who suffer from diseases of the cardiovascular system. With regular use, the risk of developing hypertension and coronary heart disease is reduced.

Orange juice helps break down fatty foods in the intestines, and it also improves the functioning of the digestive tract, increases the appetite and secretion of the digestive glands. This is what allows you to use this drink for weight loss. By the way, reviews of losing weight indicate the effectiveness of the drink in burning fat.

In folk medicine, there are recipes for treatment using freshly squeezed orange juice. They help to cope with gastritis, flatulence, constipation, swelling and stomatitis.

The composition of orange juice includes a large number of pectins, which help to cope with constipation and cleanse the intestines from decay products. Due to this, the development of putrefactive processes in the intestine is reduced. In addition, the drink acts as a tonic, which helps fight fatigue, giving a boost of energy. Orange juice is also considered an excellent powerful anti-cancer agent.

Orange juice during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Orange juice during pregnancy and breastfeeding is a separate topic for the article. Specialists in industries such as medicine and dietetics have long debated this issue. Opinions converge in some positions, while in others they radically differ. We tried to generalize the existing knowledge, and now we are happy to share it with you.

To begin with, I want to note that eating orange juice in both categories of women can be exclusively freshly squeezed. Even juice made with your own hands, but held for at least one hour, is considered harmful. And what can we say about the juices produced by the food industry! Women who are expecting a baby or nursing a baby are strictly forbidden to drink them. To preserve and improve their presentation, food additives are added to most of these juices.: flavors, flavor and taste enhancers, as well as various preservatives that negate the beneficial properties of the finished product, and can also cause an allergic reaction.

Regarding natural orange juice, I would like to say the following. Pregnant women use it is allowed and even useful. The mineral composition of the product helps maintain balance, and also nourishes the body with vitamins and minerals. The only thing I would like to note is that orange juice should not be consumed in its pure form. It will best be diluted with boiled water or apple juice less aggressive to the stomach. The same rules for taking orange juice should be followed by nursing mothers. Only there is one But. This method does not work if the baby is younger than three months.  Such babies have a weak immune system and do not yet receive nutrition, except for mother's milk. Any new product in the diet of the mother can cause an allergic reaction.

The diet of a woman during the period of feeding the baby is very poor: it is poor in vitamins and therefore needs to be carefully planned. Specialists in breastfeeding are dealing with this issue. Many of them recommend introducing any new product into the diet gradually, starting with one teaspoon per day, and then carefully monitor the child’s reaction throughout the day.

The fact that the child’s body has well received the new product is evidenced by the absence of such phenomena as:

• increased regurgitation;
• causeless concern;
• bloating;
• colic
• loose stools;
• increase in body temperature.

If the first attempt to introduce orange juice into the diet of a nursing mother in a minimal amount did not produce undesirable consequences, then gradually the volume of juice can be increased. After a month after the start of the experiment, the amount of fresh juice used can reach two-thirds of a glass per day. And again, it is recommended to dilute it, as described above, with less aggressive liquids.

Use in cosmetology

The beneficial properties of orange juice are also used in cosmetics. Today, various products are prepared on the basis of the drink: masks, lotions and tonics. When using orange juice, the skin's elasticity and elasticity increase, after just a few procedures it becomes smooth, smooth and silky. In addition, the drink has a rejuvenating and whitening effect. Thanks to this, you can get rid of freckles and age spots.

Here are some popular recipes for making cosmetics at home.  All of them are extremely simple in execution and very effective.

A mask prepared according to the proposed recipe will make the skin smooth and delicate. The composition is suitable for cleaning any type of skin. To prepare this remedy, mix four tablespoons of orange juice, eight tablespoons of pure cold water and four tablespoons without a slice of oatmeal. Knead batter from these ingredients. Apply it on clean skin and soak for twenty minutes. Then rinse with cold water. Blot your face with a soft towel. You can apply such a mask daily.

The second recipe will appeal to those who have problems with dry skin. The mask consists of half a glass of orange juice, a teaspoon of honey and one beaten egg white. The exposure time of the mask is fifteen minutes. This mask, like the previous one, can be applied every day. People who have tried this composition on themselves note skin whitening and a decrease in pigmentation.

Orange juice can be used to make whole body scrubs. The proportion for the preparation of the cleaning mass is as follows:

• orange juice -1 tablespoon;
• cow's milk - 1 teaspoon;
• rice flour - 1 teaspoon;
• coarse sea salt - 1 teaspoon.

Using scrub with orange juice will help even out skin tone and restore youthfulness.

If there is no time or desire to prepare masks for the skin, then orange juice can be used in pure form as a lotion. Just remember that for the preparation of all these cosmetics, only freshly prepared orange juice without pulp is used.

Cooking use

The use of this product in cooking is very extensive. Orange juice is not only drunk separately, it is used for the preparation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and for various cocktails. Culinary recipes based on it offer to prepare marmalade, jelly, confiture, sweets, etc. Still orange juice is used in recipes for sauces, marinades, creams and mashed potatoes.

You will not believe it, but this list is a small part of where this gift of nature can be applied.  What dishes do not cook on it! This product is used to prepare nutritious smoothies, and to soak cakes of biscuit cake, as well as to prepare a delicious custard with milk, which is filled and decorated with cupcakes, muffins and other pastries.

It goes well with orange juice with banana pulp and grapefruit, as well as pumpkin, carrots and eggs.

Those who adhere to the principle of a healthy diet will like a vegetable salad seasoned with a mixture of olive oil and orange juice, as well as oatmeal porridge or granola, poured with vitamin juice.

Surprisingly delicious are the meat of turkey, chicken or domestic duck, which was pickled at night in a sauce made from soy sauce and oranges. The meat becomes tender and flavorful, cooks quickly, and stews in a slow cooker in a matter of minutes. A skewer or barbecue of ribs, aged in a mixture of wine and orange juice, is amazing! By the way, instead of wine, you can use vodka, cognac, rum, and even vermouth.

Shrimps have a rare taste, which lay overnight in natural orange juice. They can be used to make gourmet seafood salads. If you sprinkle fish when baking with orange juice, then the finished dish will amaze with taste and tenderness. Fish, for example, mackerel or cod, will not have a pronounced acid and will not be dry, as is often the case when using a lemon, and also will not have a pronounced fish smell, which is heard during cooking.

A couple of simple recipes for cooking culinary masterpieces will be happy to share with you.

The first one will be orange drink. You won’t believe it, but out of four oranges you’ll get nine liters of delicious infusion, which is practically no different from the juice in the bags and quenches your thirst very well.

To make orange juice, you need to freeze four washed oranges in the freezer. Then the orange lumps need to be grated or minced. After that, add to the aromatic mass three liters of cold boiled or filtered water and let it brew for half an hour. Drain the colored liquid, filtering through a small strainer or gauze, folded several times. After that, dissolve eight hundred grams of granulated sugar in the juice and add a couple of teaspoons of citric acid. It remains only to dilute the nectar, adding six liters of water to it. Bottle and chill the drink. After about an hour you can already drink it.

The second simple recipe for cooking an unusual dish on orange juice will be lean manic cake.

To prepare it, you will need to mix two hundred milliliters of orange juice with a glass of semolina. After that, you need to add a glass of granulated sugar, a pinch of salt and a hundred milliliters of vegetable oil to the resulting dough, and again mix everything thoroughly until smooth. At this point, orange zest is added (if desired). The mixed aromatic mass must be left for twenty to thirty minutes in the heat to swell semolina. After time, you need to pour in a dough a teaspoon of quick baking soda to mix well. Depending on the consistency of the resulting dough, you need to add a certain amount (how much the dough will take to the desired density) in the billet of premium grade flour and knead all the ingredients with a spoon.   The maximum amount of flour reaches two hundred grams, but the workpiece should not become too dense and steep.

You can bake a pie in 30 minutes in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius or in a slow cooker in full baking mode. The cake will be very appropriate for fasting and will appeal to people with intolerance to eggs or milk. The video recipe will help you see the kneading process and the finished result.

How to make at home?

To be sure of the quality of the drink, it should be prepared at home. To do this, choose ripe, but dense, not sluggish fruit. First, it is worth softening the citruses, for this, squeeze them with your hand and swipe the table. Cut the oranges in half and remove the seeds. Take a juicer and squeeze the juice. Using a spoon, scrape a little pulp and add it to the juice. If you do not like pulp, then strain the drink before use. To find the best juice for yourself, experiment with different varieties of oranges when making it.

How to drink?

To get the maximum benefit, drink orange juice right after preparation. To check if you are allergic, drink 1 tbsp. spoon of juice and only then increase the dose. It is worth starting with small amounts, it is enough to limit yourself to 50 ml of fresh. To check how the body reacts to the juice of orange, it should be drunk on an empty stomach. If you did not feel any ailments, then you can safely continue to drink it without fearing for your health. The daily rate should not be more than 1 liter.

The harm of orange juice and contraindications

Orange juice can cause harm when consumed on an empty stomach, as it increases the acidity of gastric juice. It is not recommended to use it for gastritis, ulcers, pancreatitis, enteritis and colitis. Such juice is contraindicated, that is, it is worth refusing to drink it with cholecystitis, hepatitis and gallstone disease. Orange juice negatively affects the condition of tooth enamel, so it is worth drinking through a tube. When drinking in large quantities, weight gain and the development of type 2 diabetes can be triggered.

Fresh orange juice is a storehouse of ascorbic acid. Everyone knows about this. But this is not the only advantage of orange juice, which is worth knowing. It can be used to enhance health, give a radiant appearance, and also used to prepare various delicious dishes.

With all the usefulness, not everyone can drink this drink: in addition to its positive properties, juice from oranges can be harmful under certain conditions. To enjoy it without fear, you need to figure out what benefits and harm it can be, how to choose it and how to cook it yourself.

Chemical composition

Orange juice contains proteins, fats and carbohydrates (b: w: y) in small quantities, making it the “golden mean” in calories among fruit juices. The ratio in it b: w: y depends on the method of production. With almost the same content of proteins (0.7-0.9 g) and fat (0.1-0.2 g), the amount of carbohydrates is different: 8.1 g - in freshly squeezed juice and 13.2 g - in the factory. Accordingly, the calorie content is different: 36 kcal per 100 g of freshly squeezed drink and up to 60 kcal per 100 g of industrial (due to the addition of sugar).

This juice in large quantities contains vitamins C, A, E and K, macro- and microelements, antioxidant substances, flavonoids, pectins.

In addition to vitamins, the drink contains potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. These essential minerals for human life are contained in a bioavailable form, and therefore are almost completely absorbed in the intestine. Especially well absorbed iron, which "loves" the acidic environment. The acidity of the drink from oranges (pH index \u003d 2.8) contributes to this.

Fresh of all drinks from oranges is the most healthy. Citrus pulp is rich in fiber, which does not affect the calorie content of freshly squeezed orange juice, but has many beneficial effects on the human body. The drink is a source of vitamin C: the content of ascorbic acid in a glass of fresh juice covers the daily need for it. A feature of ascorbic acid of an orange is that it is contained in it in the form of a stable substance that does not break down when boiled for 5 minutes.

Especially useful for health is juice from orange peel and pulp. The peel of oranges contains more vitamins, flavonoids, organic acids, essential oils. The peel also includes an aromatic hydrocarbon - d-limonene, which has a pronounced citrus smell and has many beneficial properties for the human body. You can get such a healthy drink in a juicer or a blender.

Beneficial features

The less additional components of the ingredients are included in the juice, the more natural and, accordingly, more useful. Fresh with pulp is preferable to its other types, because it is "live" and does not contain sugar. Such a drink has an average glycemic index of 40, which makes it possible to include orange juice in the diet for diabetes.

This citrus drink has many beneficial effects on the human body:

• diuretic;
• sokogonny;
• antihypertensive;
• hematopoietic;
• vasoconstrictor;
• antiatherosclerotic;
• hemostatic;
• blood purifying;
• decongestant;
• anticarcinogenic.

Freshly squeezed juice can be beneficial for constipation, and its low calorie content makes it a dietary product. These properties of the drink allow you to include it in the diet of dietetic food for those who want to lose weight.

In order for the beneficial properties of orange juice to fully manifest, you need to know how to drink it correctly. Healthy people should drink fresh in the morning for breakfast. At the same time, this should be done not on an empty stomach, but after eating.

In some diseases (with gastritis with low acidity, biliary dyskinesia), you need to drink orange juice on an empty stomach, but before use, you need to dilute it with water in half. In other cases, with diseases of the digestive system, which are not contraindications, it is better to drink a drink from these citrus fruits after eating, otherwise its low acidity when taken on an empty stomach will irritate the gastric mucosa.

Daily use of orange fresh in the morning improves mood and vitality, strengthens the immune system, improves digestion, and prevents constipation.

If a person wants orange juice, this means that in his body there is a deficiency of some substances that are contained in these citruses, most often it is a lack of vitamin C.

Possible harm

A drink of oranges, given its composition, is certainly good for the body. The rich chemical composition of the drink made from oranges and the many useful properties it provides are confusing: how can it be harmful?

It is harmful to drink orange juice on an empty stomach (except gastritis with low acidity) and at night. From it, heartburn may appear in people with high acidity of gastric juice.

Contraindications to the use of this drink are some diseases of the digestive system (peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum, acute pancreatitis, hepatitis, colitis).

Do not forget about the allergenicity and low acidity of this product, which become a restriction for its use by people in certain conditions (in childhood, pregnancy, allergies).

Due to allergization of the newborn's body, drinks from oranges (juices, fruit drinks) should be abandoned to mothers during breastfeeding.

Drinking should be limited to children. The norm of daily consumption of this product per day for them should not exceed half a glass, because unforeseen allergic reactions or food poisoning can occur.

Due to its acidity, freshly squeezed orange juice harms tooth enamel: it creates the thinnest acid film on the surface of tooth enamel, which destroys it. So that this drink would be useful, but caries would not occur, you need to drink it through a tube.

From the excessive use of oranges or drinks from them, urine can change its color, becoming orange. Since this symptom can be a symptom of dangerous pathologies (renal bleeding, infections of the genitourinary system, dehydration), if you change the color of urine, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Application in traditional medicine

Freshly squeezed orange juice improves appetite and digestion, so doctors recommend drinking it with many internal diseases. As a therapeutic agent, it is diluted with water, defended, filtered. Healing juice is prepared not only from pulp, but also from orange peels, other drinks, decoctions and infusions are added.

Orange juice is rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, which are powerful antioxidants. By binding toxic substances and toxins in the blood, orange juice helps detoxify the body through the kidneys and liver. In addition, carotenoids increase visual acuity and improve blood supply to the tissues of the eye and fundus, so this drink is recommended to drink with eye diseases.

Since fresh oranges contain pulp and pectins, it helps to accelerate intestinal motility, providing a moderate laxative effect. For a laxative effect, it is necessary to squeeze the juice from one orange and dilute with warm water in a ratio of 1: 2-1: 3. A glass of such diluted warm orange juice should be drunk at night.

Orange juice can also reduce pressure. Due to the diuretic effect, it reduces the volume of circulating blood. The high content of potassium, magnesium and calcium in this drink helps to normalize the tone of the vascular walls, which affects the intravascular pressure.

With the help of orange juice, the body is cleansed. To do this, for 7-10 days, you must drink a glass of fresh, diluted with water, per day. In order not to provoke exacerbations of inflammatory diseases of the stomach, intestines, pancreas or liver, you should not drink juice on an empty stomach.

Orange juice is good for a hangover. Citric acid found in oranges is involved in the detoxification of alcohol metabolism products. By accelerating the breakdown of toxic alcohol metabolites, the drink facilitates a hangover. Especially effective is the juice from orange peels and pulp.

Weight loss application

Fresh oranges are a good dietary product. One glass of natural orange juice contains 88 calories. If you dilute the drink in half with water, you can halve the calorie content in one glass.

To achieve the desired result from the diet, you should adhere to certain rules:

1. For weight loss, you need to prepare orange juice with your own hands, and not use the drink in a bottle or in bags.
2. How much drink should I drink per day? During the day you need to drink no more than 800 ml of juice from the press.
3. How to dilute orange juice? To do this, you need to dilute the fresh water in half or in a ratio of 1: 3.
4. What to mix it with? This drink in different diets is mixed with vegetable or other citrus juices. For example, in Kim Protasov’s diet, which is named after its author, fresh oranges are mixed with fresh grapefruit and lemons in a ratio of 4: 4: 1. According to the author of the diet, such a drink stimulates not only weight loss, but also cleanses the lymphatic system.

The duration of the diet on orange juice should not be long so as not to cause inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Nutritionists have developed orange diets for 5, 7, 14 or more days, but reviews of those who lose weight about their effectiveness and side effects suggest that five to seven days is enough.

Orange juice is also beneficial for the face: enriching the body with vitamins and minerals, this orange drink makes the skin fresh and supple.

How to choose and store

In terms of benefits, industrial orange drinks in bags are inferior to freshly squeezed juice, which we prepare ourselves at home. Depending on the production technology, the type of feedstock and the proportions of natural juice and auxiliary components, the following types of orange drinks are distinguished (according to GOST):

• direct squeezed juice (prepared from ripe whole fruits);
• concentrated (produced by evaporation of excess liquid, thereby thickening the consistency);
• restored (recover from concentrate);
• nectar (the proportion of juice in it is 20-50%);
• fruit drink (not less than 15%);
• juice-containing drink (at least 10%).

These drinks are listed on the list in decreasing order of the content of natural orange juice in them and, accordingly, reducing their beneficial properties. Nectars, fruit drinks and juice drinks should not be given the name “juice”. On sale there are also orange semi-finished products for making a drink at home - these are concentrates and syrups.

Each buyer should carefully read the information on the label. It is usually written in small print on the opposite side. This information should be set out in Russian and contain data on the manufacturer, composition and calorie content of the product, storage conditions and shelf life.

All industrial drinks before pasteurization are pasteurized, which increases their shelf life. Drinks from oranges can be stored for up to 1 year at a temperature of 0 to + 25 ° C. Juice after opening the bag is not stored for long: at a temperature of + 2 ° to + 6 ° C for no longer than 2 days.

How to make juice yourself

To be sure of the quality and benefits of the orange drink, you need to prepare it yourself. Each housewife should find their own recipe for homemade orange juice, which will be convenient for her to cook with her own hands.

You can make orange juice at home. This can be done even without special devices - using a fork. But the process of making a drink from oranges is greatly facilitated by the presence of an apparatus for pressing it (manual or electric juicer, hand press, blender). Using hand presses, it is possible to squeeze up to 50 ml, and in a blender or electric juicer you can get up to 100-140 ml of juice from one fruit.

Natural fresh is useful, but it turns out a little. In addition, it is sour that some family members may not like it. What can be made of it to increase the quantity and "improve" the taste?

Juice from oranges and citric acid

To make it, you need to squeeze the juice from two pre-frozen oranges. After defrosting, they become very soft, and it is easier to squeeze juice out of them.

The pulp should be poured into 1.5 liters of cold boiled water, insist 10-15 minutes, strain through a fine sieve. Pour another 3 liters of water into the filtered drink, add 0.5 kg of sugar and 1 tbsp. l citric acid. Such a drink from oranges and citric acid is a very economical option: from two frozen fruits, 4.5 liters of the drink are obtained. If, after preparation, this drink is boiled and hot orange juice is poured into sterilized jars or bottles, you can get a blank for the winter.

To taste, this juice is very reminiscent of shop orange nectar. According to the reviews of visitors to various culinary online forums, it is the most favorite home-made citrus drink.

Orange fruit drink

Orange fruit drink can be prepared in many ways, including in a slow cooker. First you need to freeze two oranges for a day, before squeezing - defrost, peel and grind in a blender. Pour sugar into the liquid (1.5 cups from the slow cooker) and 3 liters of warm boiled water, mix. Turn on the “Warm up” mode for 1.5 hours. A hot drink must be filtered through a sieve. Orange juice in a slow cooker is enriched with the aroma and taste of oranges, but loses many useful properties.

Cooking use

Orange juice is a healthy and tasty drink. It is often used in cooking to prepare a variety of goodies: cakes, muffins, cookies, jelly with gelatin, jelly, fruit ice, sorbets, ice cream. Especially often, orange juice is added to lean dishes, in which there are no eggs, milk, butter. The acid of this drink is leveled with sugar or honey before use in dishes.

A cocktail of orange juice can be prepared by mixing it with other fruit juices (apple, quince, plum), sweet carbonated drinks, yogurt, banana. Recently, coffee with orange juice, sugar and cream has become popular.

Orange juice goes well with alcoholic beverages. As an alcohol component in such cocktails, juice can be whiskey or rum. In our country, these ingredients can replace the more popular alcohol - vodka. Instead of strong alcohol, you can add champagne or martini to the alcoholic cocktail, which are diluted with juice in equal proportions.

Juice from oranges has long ceased to be exotic in our country. But you need to be careful with it: spots can remain on it from the fabric. Fresh spots are removed with running water or salt. Old stains are more difficult to remove: they can be removed with stain removers, and at home with glycerin or a mixture of baking soda and vinegar.

A drink of oranges is a symbol of the sun, health and temptation. It is so popular in everyday life that people dream even in dreams. There is even an interpretation of such dreams: drinking orange juice in a dream - portends a new romance, a love affair.

conclusions

Freshly squeezed juice from oranges is a symbol of a good morning. It contains many vitamins and minerals, flavonoids, pectins, essential oils, organic acids, but it is a dietary product. Fresh orange has many beneficial effects on the human body: improves digestion, removes toxic substances and excess fluid, strengthens blood vessels, cleanses blood and lymph.

But the low acidity of the drink is a contraindication to its use in inflammatory and ulcerative processes in the gastrointestinal tract, allergies. Industrial drinks should not be consumed by diabetics or obese people. Limited need to use this product for children and pregnant women. Due to its high allergy, it is not recommended to drink to nursing mothers.

For maximum benefit, it is better to cook fresh yourself, at home. For those who are not suitable for a freshly squeezed drink in its pure form, it can be diluted with water. You can make orange nectar or fruit drink from homemade fresh. In cooking, the juice from oranges is used to make aromatic sweets and pastries, which is especially true in the fasting period.

When buying a drink from oranges, bottled in bags or a bottle, you need to carefully study all the information on the label. It is better to give preference to large well-known manufacturers when buying.

Every fifth inhabitant of the planet consumes orange juice. When juice is mentioned, an association with orange juice occurs immediately. Almost every house has a sunny drink. And many drink it in the morning for breakfast. But like every product, juice has contraindications. Is orange juice good for the body, or is it still harmful?

Orange juice is rich in its compounds. It contains trace elements, vitamins, without which the human body can not function normally.

Trace elements:

• manganese
• cobalt
• iron
• sodium
• phosphorus
• calcium
• potassium

Vitamins:

• vitamin A, B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, H, E, C,
• Beta carotene
• Vitamin PP.

And also in the composition are present:

• starch
• organic acid
• mono- and disaccharides
• ash and dietary fiber.

The calorie content of juice per hundred grams is 60 kcal.  Due to its low calorie content, juice can be used on fasting days in order to reduce body weight.

Beneficial features

1. Due to the rich composition of orange juice strengthens the immune system, helps against fatigue, strengthens blood vessels.
2. Juice is recommended for people who have diseases of the heart, blood vessels, joints, liver, skin and lungs.
3. P ri blood disease  orange juice also helps.
4. Copes with   constipation  in people of any age.
5. For smokers  juice lifesaver. Of course, quitting smoking juice does not help, but getting nicotine out of the body will work out quickly. It also strengthens the capillary walls of blood vessels, which are less flexible due to smoking.
6. Due to the high content of potassium and ascorbic acid, the juice is useful   with hypertension, gout, atherosclerosis. Perfectly lowers cholesterol.

Recipes:

Freshly squeezed orange juice can be used for wound disinfection, since it has antimicrobial properties and contains phytoncide. Orange is used because of these substances in medicine, industry and cosmetology.

With gastritis  in equal parts, mix the peel of an orange, valerian roots, mint leaves and a watch. Brew ten grams in two hundred milliliters of boiling water. Let it brew for an hour. Drink strained three times a day.

For respiratory diseases  need to do inhalation. Brew the peel of an orange and the leaves of an orange tree. Breathe in pairs for thirty minutes.

Sweet Orange Essential Oil  perfectly fights fatigue, depression and protects against viral diseases. Apply oil on cotton pads and place around the room.

In case of lead poisoning, a decoction of the peel of oranges will help.  Fifty grams of dry peel is placed in half a liter of boiling water and boiled for five minutes, then insisted and filtered. You need to drink a glass every five hours.

Contraindications

As with any product, there is a benefit and harm, the use of orange juice in large quantities is contraindicated for people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases, it has a high acidity.

There is also a lot of sugar in the juice, which can cause type 2 diabetes or obesity. Orange juice causes allergies.

1. gastritis
2. allergy
3. diabetes
4. use caution during pregnancy
5. during lactation can cause severe allergies in the baby.

At night, it is better not to drink the juice, as it causes fermentation in the intestines. And retains water in the body. It is better to drink juice 2 hours before bedtime.

Everything is good in moderation. No need to abuse orange juice and drink it every day, observing the dosage.

How to make a drink of 4 oranges

The juice that is served for breakfast is very healthy, it will help to wake up and perk up after the night. Strengthens the immune system and relieves fatigue.

For cooking, you need four oranges.

1. Pre-wash the fruit with a soapy solution. Soap for solution can be purchased at the supermarket, it is called "soap for vegetables and fruits."
2. Remove oranges at night in the freezer. In the morning, grind in a blender with zest.
3. Pour with purified water in the amount of three liters, leave for thirty minutes.
4. Strain the drink well until completely cleansed of the pulp.
5. Add another six liters of cold water.
6. Add one kilogram of sugar and five grams of citric acid to this mixture.
7. Bottle and refrigerate.

Juice is ready for breakfast.

You can drink instead of water, such a drink will well remove thirst.

Orange juice in a juicer

Fruits need to be washed. After the oranges are peeled and laid in a juicer. The juice is ready to drink.

Shelf life of orange juice:

• Freshly squeezed juice from an orange is not subject to storage; it must be drunk within fifteen minutes. If this is not done, then due to contact with air, the juice will lose its beneficial properties.
• Fresh is stored for 8 hours, citric acid serves as a barrier to air, there is no contact, useful properties are preserved. Be sure to cover it so that there is no air access.
• You need to store the juice in a glass bowl in the refrigerator. Do not let the juice touch metal dishes.

How to drink juice:

1. Drinking juice is recommended once every three days.
2. For allergies, you need to drink juice, starting with one tablespoon, constantly increasing the dose to two hundred milliliters.
3. It is best to drink juice through a cocktail tube, because of acidity, juice can destroy enamel.
4. Juice should be diluted with water one to one, concentrated juice should not be drunk.

Juice for the liver

The liver is a very important organ in the human body. If the liver is diseased, then a person’s life turns into existence. The liver as a filter for the body through which all toxins and toxins pass, harmful substances. Therefore, the liver needs constant monitoring.

To improve the liver, you need to drink juices every day. Due to the large percentage of vitamin and sugar, and the minimum sodium content. This combination perfectly affects the state of the biliary tract.

Orange juice cleans liver cells well, supplying them with useful macro-microelements and vitamins.

Juice for female beauty and health

Oranges are very beneficial for women's health, due to the high content of vitamins and nutrients, eating fruits reduces the risk of stroke. With a woman's regular use of oranges, the body rejuvenates from the inside. Oranges and juice can also be used in cosmetology.

Freshly made orange juice cleanses the skin better than any tonic. Thanks to vitamin C, skin cells awaken, improves skin tone and complexion.

The regular use of masks gives the skin freshness and removes traces of fatigue, prevents the appearance of wrinkles. The skin will become supple and toned.

Most oranges are suitable for combination and oily skin. Juice will narrow pores and eliminate shine. Also, juice fights acne and age spots.

Do not forget about the precautions when using orange juice.

Orange is a citrus fruit and can cause allergies, it is worth checking the reaction as follows. Apply a little juice to the bend of the elbow, if the allergy does not come out within an hour, you can use it.

  Juice for masks is used once a week, it is impossible to apply daily.

Facial Cleansing Mask

There is no simpler mask. Squeeze the juice of one orange and wipe the face with a cotton swab dipped in juice. Leave on for forty-five minutes, wash with water and do not wipe your face.

Mask for skin tone

Distribute the pulp of an orange over the face avoiding the area around the eyes. Leave on for twenty or twenty five minutes. Wash the pulp with water.

Use for dry skin

The yolk is mixed, the sour cream is fatter and one orange is applied to the face and neck for a while. Wash with a cotton pad or cotton wool.

Mask for oily and combination skin

Yeast is mixed with orange juice, until a thick sour cream. Apply to face and leave for fifteen minutes. Wash your face with cold water.

Face scrub mask

In a glass of purified water add a glass of orange juice, and add oatmeal, the mask should be so thick that it is convenient to apply. Massage and leave for fifteen minutes. Rinse your face with cold water.

Useful properties of orange juice: video

Oranges are a unique citrus fruit, it is not only tasty, but also healthy. Drink orange juice and be healthy and beautiful!

Description

Of all the citrus fruits that are well known to residents of Western countries, the orange can be called the most beloved - it is even called a small copy of the Sun, because it brings us warmth, energy and joy.

Even tangerines, although they are much more convenient to peel and eat, are not so popular with us: oranges - both as a healthy fruit and as a favorite treat, have always been out of competition, and in Russia - especially in the "Soviet" times - they always associated with oranges childhood and the most favorite holiday - New Year.

Orange juice is no less loved in our country: we enjoy drinking it even from cardboard packaging, not to mention freshly squeezed - but we often see freshly squeezed orange juice in Western TV shows than on our table.

The composition of the juice from oranges practically does not differ from the composition of the fruits themselves, but we can get much more benefit from it. Not every person can eat 500-700 g of fresh oranges in one go: not everyone has such a capacious stomach, not to mention that it is not always convenient to clean and eat them. For example, in a cafe it is more convenient and easier to drink fresh juice through a straw - while our makeup does not suffer at all.

The composition of orange juice

Although the main thing is, of course, the amount of nutrients contained in one glass of orange juice - its vitamin and mineral composition is very, very rich.

There are not so many calories in orange juice - about 60 kcal per 100 g; it has a lot of healthy carbohydrates, there are proteins, dietary fiber and a little fat; a lot of organic acids; vitamins - beta-carotene, A, E, PP, K, H, group B, but most of all vitamin C - for this, orange is so appreciated all over the world, but especially in the countries of the Northern Hemisphere.

There are also many macro- and microelements: potassium - it is much more than other elements; calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur, iron, zinc, iodine, copper, manganese, boron, fluorine, cobalt.

Benefits and properties of orange juice

Orange juice pectins improve the functioning of the stomach and intestines, prevent fermentation and decay, and remove toxins. The digestive system is perfectly cleansed, and the blood vessels and small capillaries become more elastic and stronger, so that our skin begins to look fresher and younger - because its cells are better supplied with blood.

Orange juice is useful and necessary for everyone - both healthy and sick: healthy people will be able to maintain their health, and patients will be able to regain it if they use the juice correctly and in moderation.

Juice from oranges very effectively helps the treatment of diseases of the liver and kidneys, hypertension, gout, atherosclerosis, hypo- and vitamin deficiencies; supports the work of the heart and lungs; accelerates recovery in acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections and strengthens the immune system, making it reliable and “impenetrable”.

With frequent and chronic constipation, it is recommended to drink at least a glass of fresh orange juice per day, but constipation is often the result of many gastrointestinal diseases: intestinal disorders, increased acidity of the stomach, peptic ulcer - doctors often forbid such patients to drink it. Do not give up on it at all - you can find a way out: dilute the juice of oranges 1: 1 with clean boiled water, and you still get a lot of vitamins and minerals.

With exhaustion, skin problems, gingivitis and scurvy, other inflammation of the oral cavity, blood diseases - including anemia; with pneumonia and joint diseases, orange juice also eases the condition and helps to cope with the disease.

Smokers who do not want to part with their addiction, orange juice is vital: it not only cleanses the body of nicotine, but also protects blood vessels. When nicotine blood vessels become fragile and narrow in tobacco lovers, atherosclerosis develops, and any increase in blood pressure can result in a heart attack or stroke - often fatal; so love the juice, or give up cigarettes - although it’s better to do it anyway.

With chronic fatigue syndrome - CFS, with fatigue, neurosis and frequent stresses, orange juice helps maintain balance and restore health - because during stresses, the reserves of vitamins and minerals literally fall out and are washed out of our body - the juice of oranges actively replenishes them.

Most often we have to drink canned and packaged juice, but it does not preserve as much healthy as in freshly squeezed juice. Squeezing juice from fresh fruits seems to many to be a luxury - because oranges cost money, and if we buy them in large quantities, we may not have enough money for other products: convenience foods, canned goods, pastries, sausages, mayonnaise - in general, all that what we are used to cooking for our family.

However, try to review the list of products that are included in your menu, and think: is it really necessary to buy and eat all this? It’s much better to accustom yourself (and in the long term - your family) to drink freshly squeezed orange juice for breakfast and eat natural yoghurts, than to load your stomach with sandwiches with sausage, fried scrambled eggs in the morning, or even to eat up what was left from last night - “so that not lost. "

Squeezes remaining after receiving the juice can also be used, for example, to make an orange drink. Pour the squeezed and peel of oranges with a certain amount of boiling water - depending on how many of them turned out, and cook for 10 minutes over low heat. Then insist, strain, add honey to taste, and drink, like tea or a drink, during the day - this is much more useful than Cola or Fanta.

For cosmetic purposes, squeezed oranges can also be used with great success: make scrubs, wraps, face masks and hair with them.

Orange Juice Treatment

How can I be treated with orange juice? You can drink it just like an addition to the diet or part of it, but there are some simple recipes - they can also be used.

For colds and SARS, take 3 times a day for ½ cup freshly squeezed juice, adding 1 tablespoon to it. honey and 1 tsp grated fresh ginger. This tool helps both adults and children: relieves heat and aching joints.

Acne is treated with fresh orange juice and the wounds are washed - it destroys pathogenic microbes and successfully fights the infection.

A study was conducted several years ago, during which doctors found that a glass of orange juice daily prevents the formation of kidney stones. When patients with kidney stone disease are treated, they are prescribed potassium citrate - this substance prevents new stones from forming. However, not everyone can take this drug, since it has an adverse effect on the digestive organs - it is contraindicated in patients with gastrointestinal tract diseases. Orange juice in this case becomes an alternative, and allows you to achieve the same results as potassium citrate, but does not cause any side effects.

Another study showed that osteoporosis is treated much more successfully if orange juice is included in the diet of patients - the substances contained in it contribute to the regeneration of bone tissue.

The disadvantages of orange juice today are attributed to the high sugar content in it, although natural sugar can not be compared with refined sugar, which we eat in large quantities. Unfortunately, a disease such as diabetes has become very common today, and many people are at risk - an unhealthy lifestyle is not in vain. Nutritionists believe that orange juice in this respect is more dangerous than many other fruit juices - for example, apple juice, but it has become dangerous against the background of catastrophic malnutrition, which seems to be absolutely normal for most people.

The antioxidants that orange juice is rich in protect us from cancer and cardiovascular diseases, and living vitamins preserve our youth and beauty. However, one should not abuse orange juice and drink it in large quantities - this can cause allergic reactions even in healthy people.

How to make orange juice at home?

If you decide to make orange juice yourself, then you are certainly free to make your own decisions about which recipe to use.

After all, there are a great many of them, but you have to find the one that suits you, because everyone has different tastes. The most common cooking method is to use a juicer.

We sell different oranges, they are slightly worse and differ in price, and juicy, sweet, orange oranges are slightly more expensive, but they are tasty and the juice from them turns out to be tasty, sweet and fragrant.

There is already an article on the blog about oranges, one of the first blog articles written back in 2012. In the article I talk about the benefits of orange and how to make candied fruits from orange peels, all with step-by-step photos. You can read everything in the article "The Benefits of Oranges".

But not everyone has such a device, and besides, there is an opinion that the squeezed juice loses some of its useful properties by a technical method. You can squeeze the juice by hand, using gauze, a hand press, or even a metal sieve. The choice of method always remains with the performer.

To whom the beneficial properties of orange juice can be harmful?

Despite the fact that orange juice is so useful and valuable, it is contraindicated for some people to drink it. For example, those who have exacerbation of gastritis, peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer. It is not recommended to drink juice for those who have increased acidity of gastric juice, as well as those. Who suffers from diabetes. A high content of saccharides (fructose, glucose) leads to a significant increase in blood sugar after drinking juice. But for those who undergo rehabilitation after serious illness or surgery, fructose is useful and will help restore strength.

How to drink orange juice?

In order to get all the nutrients they have from fruits, you need to not only choose the fruits themselves correctly, but also know how to drink orange juice.

Freshly squeezed juice, as you can see, is different in taste and appearance from the juice in bags that everyone can buy in the store. Fresh juice or fresh contains much more useful substances and does not go through the process of heating or heat treatment, which is why it is recognized as much more useful.

Drinking freshly squeezed juice should be done immediately after its preparation, until some of its vitamins, such as vitamin C, have been destroyed by reacting with air.

Orange juice for children.

Orange juice, like all fruit juices are very useful for children, contain a huge amount of vitamins and minerals. Citrus fruits are especially valuable by the presence of vitamin C. Juice from oranges is given to children only in the absence of an allergy to it or citrus fruits.

And of course, as for children, remember that all citrus allergens and should be administered with caution in a child’s diet.

Usually, before giving orange juice to a child, you need to consult a pediatrician. Doctors recommend that orange juice be included in the diet of a child from 6-8 months. They begin to give a teaspoon and see if the child has allergies or rashes, if not, then the amount of juice can be gradually increased.

Orange juice. How much can I drink?

At the first dose should be limited to a glass of only 50 ml of natural juice. They drink such juice on an empty stomach and then monitor the body's reaction to the fluid received in the stomach.

If you do not feel nausea, pain, burning or heaviness from the digestive system, then you can safely drink the juice and further increase the volume each time.

But even if your body does not signal in any way, remember that the maximum dose of a freshly squeezed drink should not exceed 1 liter.

Orange juice. Harm.

A contraindication to the use of freshly squeezed orange juice is the presence of diseases of the digestive system, which are directly associated with a high level of acidity.
  With an exacerbation of a stomach ulcer or gastritis, orange juice will have to be abandoned so as not to harm the body.
  You should not drink this juice and people suffering from disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, due to the high content of glucose in the juice, as well as fructose.
  Allergic reactions to juice and the fruit are also frequent, especially in children, which should not be forgotten by mothers who are breastfeeding.

If you tolerate an orange normally, you do not have an allergy to it or individual fruit intolerance, then you can drink orange juice with pleasure. Just remember that everything is good in moderation, this is the only way the body will receive all that is useful from juice.

On the basis of orange juice make masks for the face, you can learn in detail from the article "Orange for the face." In the article you will find how an orange for a face is useful and the best recipes for making masks from an orange and from an orange peel for a face.