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Navel oranges are named that because of the belly-button formation opposite the stem end. The bigger the navel in an orange, the sweeter it will be. |
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When is an orange green? When it's a Valencia!
Sometimes warm weather causes the skin to regreen, or reabsorb chlorophyll, giving it a greenish color. But it will still taste great. |
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Eat oranges and stay young!
Oranges are high in antioxidants, which neutralize the effects of free radicals, unstable oxygen molecules in your body, believed to cause aging and some diseases. |
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Moro oranges are also called blood oranges!
But don't worry. That's just because the pulp is bright red. They're really a sweet treat. |
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After chocolate and vanilla, orange is the world's favorite flavor. |
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Christopher Columbus brought the first orange seeds and seedlings to the New World on his second voyage in 1493. |