History of the citrus fruit in Sicily  
The citrus fruit are diffused in the whole basin of the Mediterranean since the most ancient times, but their employment was exclusively ornamental or at the most religious up to the Arabic conquest of Southern Italy, when the consumption of oranges also spread to popular level.  
The Red orange of Sicily represents an example of narrow bond between climatic factors and characteristics of the product; the same varieties of orange, in fact, cultivated in other climates doesn't introduce the particular color and the specific characteristic organolettiche that has made her famous in the world.  

As he consumes  
The red orange is rich of vitamins and substances beneficent profits to regulate the digestive and metabolic functions, to help the sight, to prevent infections, colds, cellular aging, tumors. It is particularly suitable for children, sick and elderly; besides, his limited sugary content makes also her acceptable to the diabetics. In the kitchen, besides being consumed fresh, you/he/she can be used in the preparation of juices, jams, salads, sauces and liqueurs. The peel, grated, you/he/she is used for preparing candied, sauces and sweets, while, cut asunder, it is used in the jams. But the Red orange of Sicily is also a resource for the cosmetic: the pulp serves for getting masks that help to prevent the aging of the skin, while the juice constitutes an important ingredient of astringent and invigorating lotions. 
  
As he preserves  
The orange can have been preserved since 60 a 120 days, to temperatures between the 6 and the 10 degrees and in environments with a damp between the 85 and 90%.  
  
As he produces   
The environmental conditions and of crop of the arancetis destined to the production of the Red orange of Sicily they have to be those traditional of the zone and however fit to confer to the product the specific characteristics of quality. The separation of the fruits is effected to hand with the aid of earwigs of harvest that you/they operate the cut of the shank. After the harvest, the oranges are selected and submitted to conditioning and, therefore, you manufacture and you distribute in the stores.