​The difference between ponkan and orange

With the development of social economy and transportation, more and more fruits are available on the market. Many people like to eat oranges. Fresh oranges are tender, juicy, sweet and sour. The unique fragrance of oranges easily attracts people's love, but some oranges are very sour, so many people prefer to eat tangerines. Pomelo tastes very similar to oranges, but is sweeter than oranges and tastes better. Next, I will introduce to you the differences between tangerines and oranges.

Nutritional value of ponkan:

1. Ponkan is rich in vitamin C and citric acid. The former has a beauty-enhancing effect, while the latter has an anti-fatigue effect.

2. In fresh citrus juice, there is a substance called "Nomi Ling" which has strong anti-cancer activity. It can decompose carcinogenic chemicals, inhibit and block the growth of cancer cells, increase the activity of detoxifying enzymes in the human body by several times, prevent carcinogens from damaging the cell nucleus, and protect the integrity of genes.

3. Hesperidin can strengthen the elasticity of capillaries, lower blood pressure, and dilate the coronary arteries of the heart. Therefore, oranges are foods that prevent arteriosclerosis caused by coronary heart disease. Studies have confirmed that eating citrus fruits can reduce the cholesterol deposited in the arteries and help reverse atherosclerosis.

4. The thin skin inside the tangerine contains certain dietary fiber and pectin, which can effectively help our stomach and intestines digest and absorb, thereby achieving a laxative effect, and can also effectively lower cholesterol.

Nutritional value of oranges:

1. Orange peel: The dried orange peel is called "dried tangerine peel" (because the medicinal effect is better when it is old, hence the name), which has the effects of regulating qi and drying dampness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is often used to prevent and treat chest and flank pain, hernia, breast edema, breast lumps, stomach pain, food accumulation and other symptoms.

2. Orange peel: The white mesh-like silk veins on the orange pulp have the effect of clearing the meridians and resolving phlegm, relieving qi and activating blood circulation. It is often used to treat symptoms such as phlegm stagnation and cough. Because orange peel is rich in vitamin P, it can effectively prevent and treat high blood pressure. Eating more of it is good for the health of the elderly.

3. Orange seed: It is bitter in nature and non-toxic, has the effect of regulating qi and relieving pain, and is often used clinically to treat testicular swelling and pain, mastitis swelling and pain, etc.

4. Orange leaf: It has the effects of soothing the liver and regulating qi, reducing swelling and dispersing toxins. It is an important medicine for treating flank pain and breast pain.

5. Tangerine peel: Scrape off the white inner layer of the tangerine peel, leaving only the epidermis, which is called "tangerine peel". It has the effects of regulating lung qi and removing phlegm. It is mostly used clinically to treat coughs, hiccups and other symptoms.

6. Orange pulp: sweet and sour in taste, cool in nature, enters the lung and stomach meridians; has the effects of appetizing, regulating qi, quenching thirst and moistening the lungs; treats chest and diaphragm gas, vomiting, loss of appetite, insufficient stomach yin, dry mouth, lung heat cough and excessive drinking.