Benefits of Orange Juice!
| What One Cup of Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Gives You | |||
| Nutrient | Amount | What It Does For You | Needed in Human Nutrition |
| Water | 88% |
Maintains body temperature, enters into bloodstream, all hormonsed and body systems. | YES |
| Calories | 110 | Provides healthful energy and natural vitality to boost vigor and strength. | YES |
| Protein | 2 grams | Essential component of all living cells. Builds, maintains and repairs all body tissues. Supplies energy. Helps form antibodies to fight infection. Forms important part of enzymes, hormons, body fluids. | YES |
| Carbohydrates | 26 grams | Supplies energy. Helps the body use fats more effectively. Needed for body warmth. Aids digetive tract by adding bulk. | YES |
| Calcium | 27 mgs. | Builds bones and teeth. Helps blood to clot. Helps functioning of muscles, nerves and heart. | YES |
| Iron | .5 units | Combines with protein to make hemoglobin, the red substance of blood that carries oxygen to all body cells. Helps cell use oxygen and develop energy. | YES |
| Vitamin A | 500 units | Helps keep skin smooth and soft. Aids eyesight. Protects again night blindness. Helps keep mucous membraces (lining) of mouth, nose, throat and digestive tract healthy and resistant of infection. | YES |
| Vitamin B1 | .22 mgs. | Needed for proper function of heart and nervous system. Helps obtain energy from food. | YES |
| Vitamin B2 | .07 mgs. | Needed for healthy skin. Helps prevent sensitivity of eyes to light. needed to build and maintain healthy body tissues. | YES |
| Niacin | 1.0 mgs. | Helps convert food to energy. Aids nervous system and helps prevent appetite loss. Works with enzymes. | YES |
| Vitamin C | 124 mgs. | Helps keep bone, teeth, blood vessels healthy. Helps build strong bone structure. Helps distribute calcium for fine tooth formation. Builds resistance to cold and respiratory allergies. | YES |
| Potassium | 460 mgs. | Helps maintain cell fluid balance. Permits normal nerve impulse conduction. Helps muscles contract. Regulates acid-alkaline balance. | YES |
| Magnesium | 22 mgs. | Relaxes nerves, promotes new cells, activated enzymes. Helps form body proteins. Regulates temperature. | YES |
| Phosphorus | 43 mgs. | Works with calcium to form and maintain bones, teeth. Found in nucleus of each cell. Aids in metabolism of carbohydrates. | YES |