How many oranges / L. oj / price?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sat 12 Aug 2006 18:29

Ooops, I made a mistake....
hmm... I tried again, and again, and...
ehrr...
its actually 10 oranges giving 1,2 L

Still A LOT though, and more than I ever got before...

Post by **Oscar** » Sat 12 Aug 2006 20:18

LOL!

But yeah, still more than I ever got too.

haraldsmith · Post by **haraldsmith** » Sat 12 Aug 2006 23:18

i was able to juice around 500ml from 4 normal size oranges, about 2.5" in diameter.. how large are your oranges?

in each 500mL bottle i put around 2tbsp (~28g) of olive oil and 2tbsp of sugar.. does that sound about right?

Post by **Oscar** » Sun 13 Aug 2006 00:42

Sounds right to me.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 13 Aug 2006 19:48

haraldsmith wrote:i was able to juice around 500ml from 4 normal size oranges, about 2.5" in diameter.. how large are your oranges?

So, thats even more than mine!

(yours: 125ml/orange; mine: 120ml/orange)
While mine are a little over 3 inches in diameter...

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Tue 10 Nov 2009 18:10

Jodiat wrote: How many oranges do you roughly need for a litre? Im guessing 16 judging of this bottle I have infront of me. Also could I use lemons and add sugar instead?

I moved your post to this thread.
Lemons contain more acids and anti nutrients.
So, better not.

Jodiat · Post by **Jodiat** » Tue 10 Nov 2009 18:15

Wow didnt realise about the anti-nutrients. What kind? Yup, lemons are freaky little things - acid outside the body yet alkaline when digested. Maybe oranges are the same that was.

Post by **Kasper** » Mon 26 Apr 2010 13:56

But one orange is enough for vitamin C requirements right ?

Don't we get to much vitamin C in this diet ? Like 10 times more than needed ?

Post by **Iris** » Mon 26 Apr 2010 16:33

No, as the excess vitamin C will get secreted. Your body is perfectly capable of absorbing only what is needed.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Mon 26 Apr 2010 16:55

The absorption rate is much lower if your diet is high in vitamin C.
The higher the vitamin C contents, the lower the absorption rate.
The same goes for minerals and trace elements.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Mon 26 Apr 2010 16:57

From another thread:

thefourth wrote:I'm looking into buying oranges in bulk to reduce price and effort. I'm just curious if there is anything I need to watch out for realting to quality or type of orange. I'm not too worried, but better to be prepared...

Also, anyone who is quite knowledgeable... I'd like to know a rough estimate of what weight in oranges = 1 liter of OJ. This way I have a rough estimate of my needs.

martianwarrior wrote:depending on the size of oranges anywhere from 8-12 oranges is usually enough. don't forget you can always add some water to top it off and add some sugar.

valencias (juice oranges) should have an orange-yellow color and be soft. you might have to let them sit out to ripen a bit more if they aren't already. the less green on the skin, the better.

although valencias are the preferred juice orange, i have found that tree ripened navels produce some of the sweetest juice. if you have access to a navel orange tree, the fruit should be a rich, slightly deep orange color and they should be soft. don't pick them if they're soft. you can follow the same rules for buying them from a store. buying boxes of them at a time will give you some oranges that are not ripe so you have to let them sit if you want them to be ripe.

that's all i know... hope that helps.

thefourth wrote:Thanks Martian, very helpful!

I've been looking around some online, but the prices seem very high. This week, I'll look to see if I can get a crate price from a local grocer or something similar.

Kookaburra · Post by **Kookaburra** » Tue 01 Jun 2010 05:52

Can one drink other type of citrus juice like mandarin or kumquat instead of orange juice?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Tue 01 Jun 2010 08:01

Sure!
Be careful regarding kumquat though, as these must be really 100% ripe to taste okay.

Kookaburra · Post by **Kookaburra** » Wed 02 Jun 2010 03:40

Which is better in terms of nutrients and energy?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 02 Jun 2010 20:02

Kumquats contain 71 kcal / 100 gram
Tangerines / mandarins contain 53 kcal / 100 gram

Regarding vitamins and minerals it depends on what other foods you eat.
Submit your version of the diet to the calculator, and find out what
vitamin and/or mineral may need a little extra.
Then you compare the level of that nutrient in mandarins and kumquats.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
Then you know which one is the best one for you.