Learn about the Unsung Benefits of the Orange’s Vitamin C

When the typical authority on ship management asks the experts in a marine catering company for help with building strong bones in the crew members on each of the managed vessels, then that same authority expects to receive lots of information on calcium rich foods. Yet professionals in maritime catering companies should know that a diet rich in Vitamin C can also contribute to development of strong bones. Of course, even those with just a basic understanding of nutrition realize that the orange stands as a dependable and tasty source of Vitamin C. One source of such benefits Cooks can gain access to the orange’s bone-building vitamin by juicing that same fruit, by grating its rind, by using orange sections in a salad, or by making one half of a cut orange the centerpiece of a dessert. That fact underlines the orange’s versatility. In addition, that same citrus fruit comes in hundreds of varieties, with each variety serving as the source of a unique and pleasing taste. One variety of orange remained unknown to a majority of the earth’s citrus lovers until 1976. That was the year when some visitors to Venezuela discovered the Cara Cara navel oranges. The Cara Cara’s features contribute to its appeal. Those that get a chance to taste the sweet and slightly spicy sections of that particular citrus fruit experience a real treat. Some people feel that the taste of that one variety does not match with the coloring of what lies inside of the orange’s skin. Nature has paired that skin with a delicious flavor. A pulp that looks like a mix between a pink grapefruit and a blood red orange produces that delightful flavor. Some of those that have delighted in that particular flavor have compared it to the taste of raspberries and strawberries. A second, sweeter variety Although a true blood red orange may have more seeds than a Cara Cara, its sweetness makes up for the frequency with which a seed may enter the mouth of anyone that eats its’ red to deep purple flesh. The blood red orange possesses a red-streaked skin. In addition, it features a smaller circumference than the one associated with the more common oranges. The benefits linked to the flavors of the different oranges While the Cara Cara and blood red oranges both have a distinct and unique taste, each of them delivers the same benefit that has been offered to the eater of any orange, regardless of that fruit’s variety. That citrus fruit can contribute to a noteworthy reduction in the cartilage loss within the body. A reduction in cartilage loss decreases the chances that the bones will develop the condition known as osteoarthritis. Yet those that make certain decisions, namely the ones related to the food on board ships, should not overlook one important fact. Even a crew member’s readiness to consume lots of oranges does not offer assurance that Vitamin C’s cartilage building function can be carried to completion. Only when that same individual gains access to a specific essential amino acid can completion of that one significant function be guaranteed. The experts in victualling at the various marine catering companies should note the degree to which that one amino acid aids completion of the bone-building processes that are linked to Vitamin C. Consequently, those same experts should arrange for shipment of lysine rich foods to designated, catered vessels. Any such shipment ought to include generous amounts of one particular plant. Only a few of the plant foods in the average human diet contain much lysine. One plant that provides cooks with ready access to lysine produces the blossoms that Nature transforms into yellow peas. Hence, marine catering companies should know that a diet that includes yellow peas helps the Vitamin C in oranges to perform its beneficial, bone-building task. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://www.marinecatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/oranges-1.mp4"][/video]