Navel Orange
Selection Information
Usage: Snacks, lunches, juice, salads & desserts & as glaze.
Selection: Good-quality Navel oranges should be firm and heavy for their size. Select thin-skinned oranges with smooth, finely-textured skin. Navel oranges are seedless.
Avoid: Avoid product with soft spots, dull and faded coloring or rough, grooved or wrinkled skin.
Seasonal Information
Available November through May with peak supplies in January, February and March.
Australian navels are available June through August.
Navel Orange Nutritional Information
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Serving Size:1 medium orange (154g)
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| Amount Per Serving |
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Calories 80
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Calories from Fat 0
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% Daily Value* |
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Total Fat 0g |
1% |
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Cholesterol 0mg |
0% |
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Sodium 0mg |
0% |
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Potassium 260mg |
7% |
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Total Carbohydrate 21g |
7% |
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Dietary Fiber 7g |
28% |
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Sugars 14g |
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Protein 1g |
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Vitamin A 2% |
Vitamin C 130% |
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Calcium 6% |
Iron 2% |
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Thiamin 8% |
Riboflavin 4% |
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Niacin 2% |
Vitamin B6 4%% |
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Folate 15% |
Pantothenic Acid 4%% |
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Phosphorus 2% |
Iodine 2% |
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Magnesium 4% |
Selenium 2% |
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Copper 4% |
Manganese 2% |
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Navel Oranges are Fat-free, Sodium-free, High in fiber, High in vitamin C, Cholesterol-free
Orange Tips & Trivia
- Sour varieties of oranges have been cultivated since well before the Middle Ages, the sweet ones appearing only in the 15th Century.
- From Southern Asia, the orange spread to Syria, Persia, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and then on a voyage of Columbus, to the West Indies. Spanish explorers took it to Florida and Spanish missionaries took it to California.
- The word "orange" stems from Arabic and Persian terms for the fruit.
- Two to four medium oranges = 1 cup of juice.
- Two medium oranges = 1 cup of bite-size pieces.
- One medium orange = 10 to 12 sections.
- One medium orange = 4 teaspoons of grated peel.
Suggested Reading About Oranges & Citrus Fruits from Amazon.com:
- Citrus Cookbook: The Art of L'Orange Cuisine Food & Beverage Recipes from Around the World
- Oranges, Lemons and More: Practical Guide Citrus Cooking: The Complete Kitchen Reference to Varieties, Preparation and Use, with over 130 Zesty Recipes
- Citrus: Complete Guide to Selecting & Growing More Than 100 Varieties for California, Arizona, Texas, the Gulf Coast and Florida
- The Biology of Citrus (The Biology of Horticultural Crops)
