Can pregnant women eat oranges?

　　Citrus is an evergreen fruit tree in tropical and subtropical areas. The main producing areas are Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. It is also cultivated in other places such as southern Anhui, near Taihu Lake in Jiangsu, and Hanzhong in Shaanxi. There are extremely rich types and varieties of citrus. The four most cultivated categories in my country are pomelo, orange, wide-skinned citrus and kumquat.

　　Pomelo fruit is the largest, with thick skin, many pulp valves (13-18 valves), and many seeds. Excellent varieties include Shatian pomelo, Pingshan pomelo, etc. Oranges include limes and sweet oranges, with spherical fruits and orange skin. Excellent varieties include Xinhui orange, Jin orange, perfume orange, etc. The peel of wide-skinned citrus is loose and easy to peel, and the pulp is easy to separate. There are many varieties, which can be roughly divided into two groups: tangerines and tangerines. The fruits of the tangerine group are generally smaller than tangerines, flat in shape, with thin and loose skin that is easy to peel off. The sponge layer is light yellow and the embryo is dark green. There are annual oranges, red oranges, red oranges, milk oranges, etc. Citrus fruits are generally larger than oranges, oblate and round, with slightly thicker skins that are easier to peel off. The sponge layer is white and the embryo is light green. There are banana tangerines, Wenzhou tangerines, etc. Kumquats are small fruits with fleshy orange peels, sweet taste, and few pulp petals (3-7 petals). The varieties include mountain kumquat, Luofu mandarin, round kumquat, and gold bullet.

　　nutritional value

　　1. Oranges are rich in vitamin C and citric acid. The former has a beautifying effect and the latter has a fatigue-relieving effect;

　　2. The thin inner skin of oranges contains dietary fiber and pectin, which can promote laxation and lower cholesterol;

　　3. Hesperidin can strengthen the toughness of capillaries, lower blood pressure, and expand the coronary arteries of the heart. Therefore, oranges are the best preventive medicine. coronary heart disease and foods that cause arteriosclerosis. Studies have confirmed that eating citrus can reduce the cholesterol deposited in arteries and help reverse atherosclerosis;

　　4. In fresh citrus juice, there is a substance "nomilin" with strong anti-cancer activity. It can decompose carcinogenic chemicals, inhibit and block the growth of cancer cells, double the activity of detoxification enzymes in the human body, prevent carcinogens from damaging the cell nucleus, and protect the integrity of genes.

　　Edible effect

　　Citrus tastes sweet and sour, cool in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians;

　　It has the effects of appetizing, regulating qi, quenching thirst and moisturizing the lungs;

　　Indications: Treating qi in the chest septum, vomiting, lack of food, stomach yin deficiency, thirst in the mouth, and lung heat cough and excessive drinking.

　　Applicable people

　　It can be consumed by the general population, but should not be consumed by those with cough due to wind-cold and cough due to phlegm and fluid retention.