Beverages · Property-derived

Orange juice

Also called: oj, orangensaft

Sweet, cooling and hydrating.

How Orange juice affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Orange juice on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Neutral Broadly neutral for Vata.
Pitta Neutral Broadly neutral for Pitta.
Kapha Use sparingly Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sweet, Sour  ·  Potency: Cooling (śīta)  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Light, Moist

When to go easy

Concentrated fruit sugar without the fibre of the whole fruit — sweet-heavy for Kapha; the sourness may aggravate reflux despite the cooling virya.

Cautions

  • Acid Reflux

Practical flag: sour citrus juice may aggravate reflux or hyperacidity in sensitive people.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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