Orange Juice Recipes | Nutritional Information | Health Benefits

By | July 9, 2010

Orange Juice Recipe

No. of servings: 1
Serving Size: 1 ½ cup
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Total time required: 5 minutes

Ingredients required: 4 large Oranges

Method:

  • Before making the juice, smack each orange, lightly, on a tabletop or counter top and roll them around a bit, till they feel slightly softer.
  • Cut the oranges into halves.
  • Squeeze the halved oranges into a glass with your hand. You could use a citrus reamer too.
  • For less pulp, you can use a hand juicer, with a strainer.
  • Stir the juice a bit, before drinking it.

Additional tips:

  • In order to extract more juice from the oranges, microwave them for about 10 seconds, before you cut them. If you don’t want to use a microwave, you could also boil water in a kettle and dip the oranges the hot water for just 1 minute.
  • Orange juice does not really require sugar.

Nutritional information: (Amounts per serving)
Calories: 316 cal.
Cholesterol: 0 mg.
Total fat: 0.8 g
Sodium: 0 mg
Protein: 6.3 g
Dietary fiber: 16.1 g
Total Carbohydrates: 79 g

Orange Juice Health benefits:

  • Orange juice is very high in vitamin C, which can help boost a person’s immune system. By consuming at least one glass of fresh orange juice everyday, a person can reduce the risk of catching various illnesses, like the flu or colds.
  • It has properties that control both cholesterol as well as blood pressure.
  • Orange juice is very high in antioxidants and therefore, is good for people of all ages.

Orange Juice With A Twist

No. of servings: 1
Serving Size: 1 ½ cup
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Total time required: 5 minutes

Ingredients required:
Frozen orange juice concentrate: 2/3 cup
Milk: 1 cup
Ice water: 1 cup
Vanilla essence: 1 teaspoon
Sugar: ½ cup
Ice Cubes: 12 pieces

Method:

  • In a blender, add the orange juice concentrate, milk, ice water, sugar and vanilla essence.
  • Blend the ingredients, until they are smooth.
  • Add the ice cubes and blend further, till the juice is smooth.
  • Pour the chilled juice in a glass and serve.