Nutrition and Education

Florida Orange Juice...Healthy. Pure & Simple.®

There are many reasons why 100% orange juice made with Florida oranges fits perfectly into any restaurant menu. Consider the following nutrition and health benefits for your customers.

Compared to many other commonly consumed fruit juices, orange juice naturally contains more vitamins and minerals per calorie, making it a nutritional gem of a beverage.1   

According to the USDA, just one 8-ounce glass of Florida orange juice counts as almost 25% of the USDA-recommended fruit and vegetable servings based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Now that's a lot of nutrition in one little glass!

Other benefits of Florida Orange Juice:

Familiarity: Everyone in your operation knows about orange juice, and your customers do too.

Versatility: Sold as a simple beverage, enticing mocktail or as an added ingredient to enliven menu offerings, Florida orange juice leads to incremental sales and increased profits, in any daypart.glass with pour

Nutrition: More nutrients per calorie than many other commonly consumed 100% natural fruit juices. More vitamin C per ounce than unfortified apple, grape, pineapple or prune juices.1 

All natural: Your customers will thank you for serving them something 100% natural, without sacrificing taste or quality.

Immunity: Provides key nutrients that may help support a healthy immune system.

Added value: Florida OJ is a premium product than can command a premium price and higher ROI for your operation.

To learn more about the Health & Nutrition of Florida citrus, click here.

When is Florida Citrus in Season?

Florida's unique sandy soil and subtropical climate is ideal for growing juicy, flavorful citrus. Today. Florida citrus is a $9.3 billion industry employing over 76,000 Floridians.

Florida growers produce oranges, grapefruit and specialty fruit, including Temple oranges, tangerines and tangelos.  The fresh citrus season typically runs from Setpember through June, depending on weather.  For more information about when your favorite variety is available to incorporate into your menus, click here.

 

  

1 Rampersaud GC. A comparison of nutrient density scores for 100% fruit juices. J Food Sci. 2007;72:S261-S266.