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Our oranges arrive at your home direct from the tree, 100% natural, sun-ripened, and completely free of post-harvest treatments or artificial waxes. Since it is completely live and natural fruit, if you follow these simple storage tips, they will stay fresh, crunchy, and with all their vitamins intact for weeks:

• 🍊 Take them out of the bag: As soon as you receive your order, take the oranges out of the plastic bag. They need to breathe to prevent moisture from building up on their rind.

• 🍊 Check and remove damaged fruit: Take a moment to look over all the oranges. If you spot any damaged pieces, remove them immediately. With 100% natural fruit this is a fundamental step because, since no chemical fungicides are used, a single damaged orange can quickly infect the rest of the fruit.

• 🍊 The ideal place: Place them in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated spot. An open basket or a wide fruit bowl in the coolest part of the house are perfect options.

• 🍊 Watch out for the sun: Avoid exposing them to direct sunlight or placing them near heat sources (such as radiators or household appliances).

• 🍊 Do not pile them up: If possible, do not place them on top of each other in too many layers. Air must circulate freely between them.

• 🍊 Can they be refrigerated?: If you are going to take a while to consume them or if it is very hot at home, you can store them in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. They will stay perfect for even longer!

• 🍊 A trick before eating them: If you store them in the fridge, take the table oranges out a short while before eating. At room temperature, they will recover all their aroma and natural sweetness.

Enjoy the authentic taste of the countryside, straight to your table.

The orange is a fruit with low caloric value and low fat content. It provides the diet with a very interesting amount of soluble fiber (pectins), whose main properties are related to the reduction of cholesterol and blood glucose, as well as the development of intestinal flora.

Its composition stands out due to the high amount of ascorbic acid or vitamin C it contains:

• 🍊 Rich in Vitamin C: A medium-sized orange provides 82 mg of vitamin C (with 60 mg being the recommended daily intake for this nutrient). This vitamin also enhances the intestinal absorption of iron.

• 🍊 Essential Vitamins: It contains significant amounts of folic acid and, to a lesser extent, provitamin A.

• 🍊 Cellular and Cardiovascular Protection: It provides carotenoids with provitamin A activity (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and cryptoxanthin). Numerous studies suggest the importance of these components in protecting against cardiovascular diseases and strengthening overall health.

• 🍊 Eye Care: It contains other carotenoids without provitamin A activity, such as lutein and zeaxanthin. Both are present in the retina and lens of the eye and are inversely associated with the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.

• 🍊 Natural Cleansing: Its composition includes organic acids, such as malic acid and citric acid (the latter being the most abundant). Citric acid is able to enhance the action of vitamin C, promote intestinal absorption of calcium, and facilitate the elimination of residues from the body, such as uric acid.

• 🍊 Antioxidant Power: It contains significant amounts of hydroxycinnamic, ferulic, caffeic, and p-coumaric acids, ordered from highest to lowest according to their antioxidant activity. Furthermore, it is rich in flavonoids (such as hesperidin, neohesperidin, naringin, narirutin, tangeretin, and nobiletin), to which multiple beneficial functions are attributed.

An important tip about juice: When this fruit is consumed as juice, its nutritional characteristics vary, as it contains almost no fiber and has lower amounts of vitamins and minerals than the whole orange. In any case, it is ideal to drink it always freshly squeezed to avoid the loss of vitamin C.

• 🍊 Energy: 45.48 kcal

• 🍊 Protein: 0.87 g

• 🍊 Carbohydrates: 8.90 g

• 🍊 of which glucose: 2.44 g

• 🍊 of which fructose: 2.77 g

• 🍊 of which sucrose: 3.67 g

• 🍊 of which galactose: 0.00 g

• 🍊 of which lactose: 0.00 g

• 🍊 Fiber: 2.30 g

• 🍊 Total fat: 0.20 g

• 🍊 of which saturated fatty acids (SFA): 0.03 g

• 🍊 of which monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA): 0.05 g

• 🍊 of which polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA): 0.08 g

• 🍊 PUFA / SFA ratio: 2.71

• 🍊 Cholesterol: 0.00 mg

• 🍊 Water: 87.70 g

Minerals and trace elements:

• 🍊 Calcium: 41.00 mg

• 🍊 Iron: 0.49 mg

• 🍊 Iodine: 2.10 mg

• 🍊 Magnesium: 15.20 mg

• 🍊 Zinc: 0.15 mg

• 🍊 Selenium: 1.20 µg

• 🍊 Sodium: 1.40 mg

• 🍊 Potassium: 165.00 mg

• 🍊 Phosphorus: 5.00 mg

Vitamins:

• 🍊 Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 0.08 mg

• 🍊 Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 0.04 mg

• 🍊 Niacin equivalent: 0.48 mg

• 🍊 Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine): 0.06 mg

• 🍊 Folic acid: 38.70 µg

• 🍊 Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid): 50.60 mg

• 🍊 Carotenoids (Beta-carotene equivalent): 39.41 µg

• 🍊 Vitamin A (Retinol equivalent): 33.60 µg

100% natural oranges of medium size and a round or slightly elongated shape. They stand out for their thin and smooth rind, which is sometimes slightly granular. Their pulp is exceptionally juicy, with a unique aroma and that ideal touch of acidity that refreshes the palate. Having practically no seeds, they are perfect both for enjoying at the table and for squeezing the best morning juice. Oranges delivered straight from the tree to your home.

• 🍊 Hormonal growth treatment: 0

• 🍊 Post-harvest treatment: 0

• 🍊 Degreening treatment: 0

• 🍊 Preservative treatment: 0

• 🍊 Colorant treatment: 0

• 🍊 Phytosanitary treatment: 0 - 1

• 🍊 Phytosanitary residues: 0 - may contain traces

• 🍊 Safety pre-harvest interval: Multiplied by 2 (at least)

Real transparency: our philosophy

On our farm, we work with the utmost respect for nature. You should know that, even though we prioritize treatments of natural and organic origin, everything applied in the field leaves a small footprint on the environment. Therefore, our goal is the minimum intervention possible: we reduce the use of any product to the absolute minimum and multiply the safety pre-harvest intervals by two. We want to offer you an honest orange, as pure and clean as the land allows us to achieve.

• 🍊 Type of farming: Artisanal and traditional

• 🍊 Own harvest: Yes

• 🍊 Production: Limited

• 🍊 Traceability: From the orange tree to your home

• 🍊 Food chain: Very short, direct sales

• 🍊 Orange weight: 170–220g

• 🍊 Diameter: 67–72mm

• 🍊 Rind thickness: 2.7–3.7mm

• 🍊 Juice content: 50–58%

• 🍊 Seeds: From 0 to 4

• 🍊 Color hue: Orangey

• 🍊 Flavor profile: Sweet with a light acidity

• 🍊 Table orange: YES

• 🍊 Excellent for juice: YES

• 🍊 Suitable for freezing: NO

• 🍊 Suitable for jam/marmalade: YES

• 🍊 Suitable for preserving: YES

• 🍊 Suitable for drying/dehydrating: NO

• 🍊 Use of the rind/peel: YES

• 🍊 Use in baking/baking recipes: YES

• 🍊 Our valencian oranges are 100% sourced from the region of La Safor, Valencia (Spain). A production land par excellence. Freshly picked oranges.

• 🍊 Our oranges are classified between the EXTRA category and Category I, highly recommended both for eating and for making an excellent 100% natural orange juice.

• 🍊 Our oranges have not undergone any degreening process.

• 🍊 Our oranges have not undergone any post-harvest treatment.

• 🍊 Our oranges have not followed any process of hormonal treatments for growth.

• 🍊 Our oranges reach their full ripeness on the tree.

• 🍊 Our oranges do not come from GMO crops (genetically modified organisms).

• 🍊 Our oranges do not have a thick rind.

• 🍊 Our oranges contain no colorants.

• 🍊 Our oranges contain no preservative additives.

• 🍊 Our orange trees are cultivated in the most traditional and artisanal way.

• 🍊 Our oranges are virtually residue-free.

All these characteristics and others make our oranges richer in flavor and nutrients (sweeter, more vitamins…).

Our oranges have not gone through any process that alters their flavor, so that you can become passionate about this fruit. Like us, from father to son, the best legacy. At ORANGEDIRECT ® we have other quality values: freshly picked valencian oranges, 100% natural in the 21st century, just like in the old days. Just as healthy and delicious. Our table orange has a full cycle of development and maturity, which is why it tastes much better even if you use it for juice. The best things are always made with the best ingredients, the best orange juices are always made with the best 100% natural oranges.