Mandarins and their vitamins

These vitamins can be found in tangerines

Mandarins are full of vitamins that are particularly useful in winter.

• Mandarins are a very good source of vitamin C. Just 100 grams of mandarins cover a third of the daily vitamin C requirement. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant that protects cells and other substances from oxidation. It is also important for breaking down cholesterol. If the vitamin is absorbed together with iron, iron absorption is improved.
• Mandarins contain vitamin E, which is also an antioxidant. Vitamin E also works as a natural blood thinner, as it reduces blood clotting and the clumping of blood platelets in the vessels.
• The fruits also contain B-group vitamins in smaller quantities.

What else the citrus fruits contain

Mandarins are not only suppliers of vitamins C and E, they also contain minerals and trace elements.

• Particularly noteworthy is the potassium content. Potassium is used, among other things, for the transmission of stimuli in the nervous system and for muscle contraction, including the heart.
• Mandarins also contain calcium and magnesium, but in rather modest amounts. The same goes for iron, copper, manganese and phosphorus.

Energy information and distribution

• Mandarins contain around 50 kilocalories per 100 grams. That is about as much as the same amount of apple contains.
• The fruits consist of approx. 85 percent off water.
• They contain very little protein and even less fat, as well as negligible amounts of salt.
• The fruits have a sugar content of around 10 grams per 100 grams, which puts them in relation to other things fruit lie in midfield.