Orange

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Citrus Aurantium

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Balance the blood pressure, enhance cardiovascular health, keeps the cells healthy etc.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 rich in vitamin A, C, copper, sulphur, sodium, calcium, beta carotene, folic acids, thiamine etc.

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Eaten raw or consumed as juice. Used in desserts, cakes and puddings. Orange extracts are used for commercial purpose in beverages, candies, jams, cosmetics etc.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Orange
• Tamil : Oranju / Kichilipazham
• Malayalam : Madhura Naranga / Orange
• Telugu : Kamala Pandu
• Kannada : Kithilai
• Hindi : Santra / Narangi
• Bengali : Kamla Leboo
• Gujarati : Santara
• Konkani : Orange / Chittorli / Santra
• Marathi : Santre
• Oriya : Kamala
• Punjabi : Santra
• Kashmiri : Sangtar