2024-01-08 08:45:00
Oranges, clementines, pomelos or even tangerines. You are spoiled for choice when it comes to stocking up on vitamins with citrus fruits. Throughout the winter, you will find magnificent ones on all the stalls. Don’t deprive yourself of them because these fruits are full of benefits for your health and will help you get through the cold season with a little more energy.
A dose of vitamin C!
Indeed, composed of 80% water, citrus fruits will first of all have the merit of helping you hydrate yourself. But that’s not all. Rich in fiber, they firstly facilitate intestinal transit. They are also a good source of minerals (calcium, potassium, magnesium, etc.).
Their richness in vitamin C is another of their interesting characteristics. Clementine, for example, has an average vitamin C level of 41 mg per 100 g. But the citrus fruit which has the most remains the orange with 53 mg per 100 g, on average.
The activity of this vitamin is enhanced in oranges by the presence of flavonoids and anthocyanins. All of these properties will help protect you from winter infections, such as colds and other bronchitis.
Health… in all seasons
These nutrients also offer protection against non-specific winter diseases: cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Indeed, “numerous studies have demonstrated that the consumption of citrus fruits is beneficial for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases,” insists the French Cardiology Federation.
Flavonoids in particular “reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, prevent the process leading to atherosclerosis (deposition of plaques on the arteries) and promote arterial vasorelaxation”.
In addition, “citrus fruits contain other antioxidant substances, including limonoids which could reduce the proliferation of cancer cells. These compounds are found mainly in the seeds, but also in the peel and pulp of citrus fruits,” continues the Cardiology Federation.
Citrus fruits on your plate
These fruits go well with poultry and fish. So think of the classic duck à l’orange. But don’t neglect to pair citrus with salmon or in a shrimp and grapefruit salad. And why not preserve lemons and enjoy them with grilled sardine fillets?
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