Vitamins and Minerals
Blood oranges contain Vitamin C, potassium, manganese, antioxidants, anthocyanins, Vitamin A, and, dietary fiber.
Essential to (Body parts/Functions)
Blood oranges are high in fiber that slows down the movement of food in the digestive tract and prolongs the digestion in the stomach that helps you to stay full.
Fiber also may prevent many diseases during pregnancy such as diabetes, preeclampsia, and, constipation. Blood oranges also have many important nutrients that play an important role in your growth and development during your pregnancy. Blood oranges have a rich amount of Vitamin C that boosts your immune function and prevents infections and illness.
Origin
Blood oranges have been grown since the 18th century in the southern Mediterranean. They are cultivated in different seasons in the United States. Blood oranges are like common oranges but their flesh color is distinctive dark maroon due to the presence of a pigment name anthocyanins. The taste of blood orange is also different and unique from other oranges. It is a hybrid orange between pomelo and tangerine. It’s a natural mutation of the orange. This fruit is eaten as food and is also used in baked items.
Types
Blood orange has many types such as Moro, Tarocco, and, Sanguinello. Tarocco is the sweetest and most flavorful of the three types.
Production
Brazil, United States, China, India, and Mexico are the top 5 countries in the production of Blood oranges. Only Brazil contributes 35% of total production of blood oranges.