Italian Delights:
The best blood oranges are said to grow in Sicily, in the volcanic soil of Mount Etna, high above sea level.
The color of blood oranges often changes only after the harvest has begun.
In midwinter, the daily temperature variations, that is, warm days and cool nights, promote the development of orange and red hues.
It is unclear why the oranges on the same tree or in different years do not change color as intensely.
All the fruits, however, have the same delicious, distinctive sweet-tart blood orange flavor.
Blood Orange:
Country of origin: Italy, Sicily
Blood Orange:
Nutritional content per 100 g
Energy 190 kJ / (45 kcal)
Fat 0.1 g
of which saturated < 0.1 g
Carbohydrates 0.9 g
of which sugars 0.9 g
Dietary fiber 1.1 g
Protein 1.1 g
Salt 0.06 g
Orange:
Nutrient Goal
Energy kcal 45.7 kcal 2%
Energy kJ 191.1 kJ
Fat 0.1 g 0%
Polyunsaturated 0.1 g 0%
Carbohydrates 8.9 g 4%
Sugar 8.9 g 18%
Protein 0.6 g 1%
Fiber 2.1 g 8%
Organic acids 0.6 g
Vitamin Goal
Vitamin A (RAE) 7.4 µg 1%
Thiamine (B1) 0.1 mg 8%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.0 mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.1 mg 8%
Vitamin C 51.0 mg 68%
Vitamin E 0.4 mg 5%
Folate (Vitamin B9) 26.5 µg 9%
Niacin (Vitamin B3) 0.4 mg 3%
Mineral or Trace Element Goal
Phosphorus (P) 23.0 mg 4%
Iodine (I) 0.5 µg 0%
Potassium (K) 150.0 mg 5%
Calcium (Ca) 54.0 mg 7%
Copper (Cu) 0.1 mg 7%
Magnesium (Mg) 13.0 mg 5%
Sodium (Na) 1.6 mg
Iron (Fe) 0.2 mg 1%
Selenium (Se) 0.1 µg 0%
Zinc (Zn) 0.1 mg 2%
