Cara Cara Navel Oranges

Cara Cara Navel Oranges

Navel oranges are the premium fresh-eating orange, because they are seedless and moderately easy to peel. Navels can also be juiced, but the juice can not be stored, as navel oranges have a compound called limonin. Cara Cara Navel Oranges are a type of sweet orange with a redish pink inside They are a seedless variety that have a slight cranberry taste. The inside fruit is sectioned into small wedges by thin white membranes Discovered in 1976 at the Hacienda de Cara Cara in Valencia, Venezuela.

Oranges that grow higher up on a tree are sweeter than those that grow closer to the ground.

It might be hard to believe, but oranges are technically a type of berry.
Like some berry plants, orange trees have thorns.
Cara Cara Navel Oranges are also know as “The Power Orange” because of all their nutrients. 

Excellent source of 
1.  Vitamin C, which helps boost your immune system and promotes wound healing and collagen formation.

2.  Vitamin A, which is good for your eyes and skin. 

3.  Good source of..  Fiber, which helps lower bad cholesterol and promotes digestion. 

4.  Folic acid, which helps prevent heart disease.

Recently, they were given the nickname ‘The Power Orange’  because research found it has more nutrients than a typical orange!  It is higher in Vitamins A & C and other antioxidants!