Introducing Oranges to Babies

Food Category : Fruits

Age Suggestion : 6months +

Chocking Hazard : No

Allergen : No

Nutrition Info:

Component (per 100gm)	Value
Energy	47 kcal
Protein	0.9 g
Fat	0.1 g
Carbs	11.8 g
Iron	0.1 mg
Calcium	40 mg
Fibre	2.4 g

Quick Nutrient Check
Vitamin C & Iron Absorption: Oranges are powerhouses of Vitamin C, which is essential for immunity and dramatically increases how much iron your baby absorbs from plant-based foods (like rice or lentils).
Hydration: With nearly 87% water content, oranges are excellent for keeping your baby hydrated, especially in warmer climates.
Folate (Vitamin B9): A critical nutrient for healthy cell growth and brain development during these rapid growth months.

How to introduce?

6 Months +

Peel, deseed, deskin and offer bite-sized flesh. If the baby is NOT accepting the flesh, then squeeze and offer as juice (No Sugar, No water, No ice). Juices stripes off the fibre (whole fruit is always better than juice) . So when you offer juices, ensure you offer other fibre-rich foods to compensate for fibre.

9 Months +

Peel, deseed, deskin and offer the flesh

Also Known as

 English: Orange

Tamil: ஆரஞ்சு (Orange)

Hindi: संतरा (Santra)

Malayalam: ഓറഞ്ച് (Orange)

Marathi: संत्रा (Santra)

Kannada: ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ (Kittale)

Telugu: నారింజ (Narinja)

Gujarati: સંત્રું (Santru)

Bengali: কমলা (Komola)