Sumo Citrus is the Healthiest Indulgence

The first taste of Sumo Citrus each season is the sweetest indulgence of the year. Your senses are flooded by the ultimate citrus experience, as the bright aroma of citrus fills the air around you, and you take that first incredibly sweet, juicy bite. 

But, sweet as it is, did you know that eating a Sumo Citrus a day is also a healthy immune boost? Sumo Citrus nutrition packs a powerful punch with vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and a flavonoid called hesperidin. Because Sumo Citrus is low in calories and full of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, keeping your fridge stocked throughout the season is an excellent way to stay healthy throughout the winter. 

Sumo Citrus is a Vitamin C-High Food

When cold and flu season hits its peak, eating foods with vitamin C like Sumo Citrus can bolster your immune system to help protect the body against disease. Each Sumo Citrus has 163% of your daily value (DV) of vitamin C. That’s double the daily value of an average medium orange!¹ 

Foods high in vitamin C act as an antioxidant in the body. Antioxidants protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals, which can build up in cells and cause damage that increases the risk of cancer and other diseases.²

Thankfully, a diet high in vitamin C and antioxidants that includes Sumo Citrus can combat these disturbances in our bodies.

Have You Heard of Hesperidin? 

Vitamin C also boosts the power of a flavonoid found in Sumo Citrus called hesperidin. So, what is hesperidin and what does hesperidin do? It is also an antioxidant and a powerhouse that provides many health benefits, including “antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties.”³ It is safest to absorb through food and is found in many citrus varieties like Sumo Citrus. 

Hesperidin has shown potential to prevent heart disease and support the body against liver disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes.^4/5 Hesperidin has also been linked to cognitive health—including memory and executive function—in a clinical study that showed increased blood flow to the brain after consuming citrus juice.⁵ It has even been linked to benefits for the eyes, showing anti-glaucoma properties.⁵

Support for our organs, brain, and eyes? Peel me a Sumo Citrus!

The Power of Potassium

Potassium was once abundantly consumed, but is now often neglected in the average American diet.⁶ It “is necessary for the normal functioning of all cells. It regulates the heartbeat, ensures proper function of the muscles and nerves, and is vital for synthesizing protein and metabolizing carbohydrates.”⁶ Potassium can also help keep blood pressure in a healthy range and as such, contributes to a lowered risk of stroke.⁶ It’s amazing how much just one mineral can do for our bodies! 

Sumo Citrus offers 10% of your daily value (DV) of potassium, which is comparable to one banana⁷ – the fruit most often associated with strong potassium consumption. Lentils are also rich in potassium—1 cup yields 15% of your daily value⁷—so a recipe like our Sumo Citrus Lentil Flatbread is a strong and enormously delicious source of potassium in your diet. 

Feeling Full From Fiber

Fiber intake is also extremely important in our diets with many health benefits, including:

• Keeping cholesterol, blood pressure, and inflammation down, which reduces your risk of cardiovascular and heart disease.⁸ 
• Regularity and a feeling of satiety, or feeling full longer, which can help in weight loss.⁸ 
• Balancing blood sugar by slowing down the body’s absorption of sugar, which can also help lower the risk, or manage the effects, of type 2 diabetes.⁸

Sumo Citrus offers 3 grams of fiber and just 147 calories in one piece of fruit, which is a meaningful start to your daily fiber consumption – the recommended daily value for fiber is 14 grams per 1,000 calories.⁹ 

Fiber is most effectively used by the body when it absorbs water. So our final tip? Make sure to drink enough water each day to keep your body running at its best.  

The combination of health benefits from hesperidin, potassium, and fiber, plus the immune and antioxidant benefits of vitamin C make Sumo Citrus a very sweet way to keep your body healthy. 

Now that you know… have you had your Sumo Citrus today?

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