🍊 Can babies eat orange?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Juicy segments are great for sucking on. The membrane can be tough for young babies.

From
6 months
Choking risk
Medium
Common allergen
No
Iron-rich
No

How to serve orange by age

6 months

Offer a large segment with membrane removed, or a peeled wedge to suck on.

  1. Remove seeds and membrane
  2. Offer a large segment
  3. Or a peeled wedge to suck on

Amount: 1 segment

9 months

Cut segments into small pieces, membrane removed.

  1. Remove seeds and membrane
  2. Cut segments into small pieces

Amount: A few pieces

12 months (1 year)+

Segments, cut in half if large.

  1. Separate the orange into segments
  2. Cut large segments in half

Amount: A few segments

Is orange a choking hazard?

Medium risk Medium risk from tough membranes. Remove seeds and membrane for young babies.

Nutrition

Vitamin C — helps absorb iron from plant foods.

Goes well with

lentils, spinach, chicken

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