Sliced dehydrated orange

Orange

Dehydrated orange is a product prepared from fresh orange, peeled, cut and subjected to dehydration by hot air and subsequently sweetened. Compared to fresh fruit, dehydrated fruit loses water and concentrates fiber, sugars and minerals, thus becoming a nutritious, satiating and not excessively caloric snack.

Orange is a fruit native to the Citrus aurantium tree, an evergreen up to 12 meters high, native to China and Japan, has elongated and fleshy leaves and white flowers. The shoots are always green, never reddish. An adult tree produces about 500 fruits per year. 

Imported into Europe, the orange fruit was soon the subject of intensive cultivation in the southernmost regions of the continent, particularly in Spain, Greece and Italy, where Sicily is famous for the quantity and quality of oranges exported all over the world.

According to Greek mythology, the fruits of orange were wonderful golden globes, that is, oranges, a symbol of fecundity and love.

Properties and Benefits

Oranges represent an important source of vitamins: especially C and A, but also a large part of those of group B, (in particular Thiamine, Riboflavin and in addition to vitamin PP or Niacin) and for the daily requirement of vitamin C, just consume 2 or 3 oranges a day. 

Vitamin C is important because it helps strengthen the immune system and thus helps prevent colds and colds. Oranges also \"boast\" a high content of bioflavonoids, substances that together with vitamin C, are very important especially for the reconstitution of connective tissue collagen. For this reason they can promote the strengthening of bones and teeth, but also of cartilage, tendons and ligaments.

Vitamin C is therefore one of the main and most beneficial elements contained in oranges. 

In addition to vitamins, this fruit possesses high amounts of potassium, an essential mineral involved in blood pressure control, heart health, nerve transmission and hydro-saline exchange at the cellular level. In oranges, their richness in fiber helps relieve constipation and also stimulates the digestive system to help it eliminate toxins. Oranges are also rich in carotenoids, substances that help protect the eyes and eyesight.

Some tips for using oranges in the kitchen

- Orange juice
- Macedonia
- Salad of oranges, fennel and radicchio
- Orange juice
- Orange jam
- Orange cake
- Centrifuged
- Tarts
- Creams for filling

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Use of dehydrated oranges:

- To make a healthy and quick snack
- As decorations of baked or spoon desserts
- To be used as a natural flavor to be added to herbal teas and teas
- To make salt flavored with citrus fruits
- To be reduced to powder and used to flavor first courses and soups

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Dehydrated oranges covered with dark chocolate, quick and easy!

INGREDIENTS:

- Dehydrated oranges
- Dark chocolate 
-   brown sugar

PROCEDURE:

Dip the oranges in tempered or melted chocolate. Place them on paper and place them in the oven until the chocolate has solidified.

ORANGE RISOTTO

The orange risotto is a simple, fresh and delicate first course.

Its aroma is due to the orange itself that releases a pleasant and fresh scent; the orange juice present in the risotto gives the final touch to this first course, based on citrus, very particular and tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

• - Rice 350g
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• - Onions 1 
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• - Butter 50g
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• - Oranges 1
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• - White wine to taste
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• - Grated Parmesan cheese 30g
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• - Chives 3 tablespoons
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• - Fine salt to taste
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• - White pepper to taste
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• - Vegetable broth 1L
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PROCEDURE:

To prepare the orange risotto, start by washing the orange and taking the peel with a potato peeler, taking care to remove the white part as little as possible (which would be bitter); squeeze the orange and keep the juice aside. Cut the peel removed into rather fine zest (sticks) that you will slightly blanch in a pan containing a couple of fingers of water and then drain.

Peel and finely chop the onion, fry it in melted butter then add the rice that you will toast for a few minutes; blend the rice with a splash of white wine and then add the orange juice.

Always stirring, finish cooking the rice by adding a little broth every time it is needed. A few minutes before the end of cooking, add the orange zest,  the chives and adjust salt and ground white pepper. Once the heat is off, add the grated Parmesan cheese and a knob of butter to stir. Serve immediately garnishing the dish with slices and zest of orange and, if desired, a few blades of chives.

Recipe: GialloZafferano.it!

Contraindications

Oranges have a composition rich in acids that could disturb those suffering from stomach acid or gastritis. In that case, it is better to consume them on a full stomach. Allergic reactions or intolerance to oranges are very rare.

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INGREDIENTS:

Orange, brown sugar, citric acid, preservative E223

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