Want to add in a little twist to your usual juicing ingredients and recipe? Perhaps something to boost its health value?
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It is a known fact that fruits and vegetables are an ideal way of delivering nutrients to your body. Though, what if we told you that certain juicing ingredients are more nutritional than others?
Along with some of their health benefits, here are five great ingredients that you should include the next time you decide to make a juicy beverage.
1. Celery
Adding this vegetable into your juices helps lower cholesterol, cleanses the digestive system of uric acid and is useful for people suffering from gout. Additionally, celery also helps calm the nerves and promotes restfulness. All these are made possible as celery carries Vitamin C, sodium, Phthalides, Apigenin, Coumarins and Potassium.
2. Tomato
Tomatoes are one of the best fruits for our bodies as they contain chockfull of Vitamins A, B, C, K, zinc, iron, and potassium. However, it is its Lycopene antioxidant that makes this an ideal juice ingredient – many researches have shown that Lycopene reduces the risk of certain cancers such as colon, stomach, cervical, and pancreatic cancer.
3. Blueberries
Did you know that 100g of blueberries contain the same amount of antioxidants as five servings of other fruit and vegetables? Furthermore, these superfoods also contain high amounts of vitamin C, fibre and compounds that fight off bacteria in the urinary tract.
4. Mint
Often used as a medicinal herb, mint is a great source of vitamins. It also contains compounds such as menthol, thymol and carvocrol; which are known to help relieve stomach cramps, gas and bloating. This is why the ingredient is beneficial to the digestive system and can ease diseases of the colon like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
5. Lemon
These sour fruits are natural diuretics jam-packed with Flavonoids that neutralise free radicals and Vitamin C that helps support the immune system. They are also antibacterial, can flush out toxins and are said to help protect bones from osteoporosis.
5 Ingredients Great For Juicing
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