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Liven Up Your Spring with Citrus
Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to add a pop of color to your fruit bowls and a burst of flavor to your dishes.
Citrus fruits and juices are rich in vitamin C, and also contain heart-smart potassium, making them good alternatives to sugary snacks. Varieties include oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit. Citrus hybrids include meyer lemons, tangelos, tangerines, and ugli fruit.
The zest, the outer layer of citrus fruit, contains scented essential oils that add wonderful flavor to certain dishes and can naturally intensify the flavor of specific ingredients. Add them to salads, dressings, juice, desserts, and more.
TIP:
Citrus can help preserve the color and texture of cut apples, pears, peaches, and bananas that brown once they are cut.
HEALTH BENEFITS:
Most citrus is rich in Vitamin C, which promotes healthy skin and immune systems. It also contains potassium and small amounts of calcium, folate, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium and copper. Citrus fruit, especially oranges, contain fiber, which is important for digestive health and can help fill you up more than juice. Citrus fruit and juices are fat free, sodium free and cholesterol free.
You deserve the best quality fruits and veggies and we’re committed to bringing them to you. Remember though that certain crops may not be available due to weather conditions.
As one of the most popular fruits in the world, oranges are renowned for their juicy and sweet taste and healthfulness — they have a high concentration of Vitamin C and are good sources of fiber. Oranges are round citrus fruits with...SEE MORE>
