Pineapple juice has a large amount of helpful nutrients in each serving. Things like potassium, calcium, high levels of vitamins C and B6, and low glycemic carbohydrates found within the fruit juice provide consumers with numerous health benefits.

Nutritional Content

One cup of pineapple juice, without added sugars or sweeteners, contains about 132 calories, none of which come from fats. Pineapple juice also contains very low amounts of sodium and no cholesterol at all. This fruit juice option does contain a moderate amount of sugary carbohydrates, though they carry a low glycemic load.

Pineapple juice contains hardly any protein, so the beverage does not serve as a viable source.

Health Benefits of Pineapple Juice

One cup of pineapple juice contains nearly 50% of the daily requirement for vitamin C intake. This helpful nutrient works to implement the use of vital enzymes within the body that regulate metabolism and energy conversion.

Pineapple juice also contains high levels of manganese, a mineral that predominately helps form healthy connective tissue and bones. Manganese works to absorb more calcium, metabolize carbohydrates and fats, plus increases regular nerve function.

This healthy fruit juice does not contain fats or cholesterol, plus it has only small traces of sodium. All three of these nutrients harm the body when consumed in excess. Consuming pineapple juice neither raises unhealthy cholesterol levels or fat storage.

Other Information

Consuming excess amounts of any fruit-based beverage, including pineapple juice, often leads to weight gain. The sugars found within natural pineapple juice consist of both fructose and glucose, both of which eventually store in the body as fat if not converted into energy through exercise or physical activity.

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Apple juice helps provide a variety of nutrients in low to moderate amounts. Not only does the juice contain natural fruit, the apple derived liquid also works to properly hydrate both athletes and semi active people of all ages.

Nutritional Content

For every cup of apple juice consumed, nearly 10 different vitamins and minerals will have entered the body. This sweet drink, without any added sugar, provides a moderate amount of carbohydrates, mostly through all natural fructose and glucose; eight ounces equals about 10% of the daily required intake of carbohydrates for a 2000 calorie diet.

Apple juice contains minerals such as calcium, potassium, iron, manganese and magnesium. All-natural apple juice also provides vitamins C and B6.

Nutritional Benefits

As a low glycemic carbohydrate, apples and apple juice allow the body to properly metabolize its caloric content into food energy. The natural sugars found in the beverage also provide a healthy source of energy and muscle hydration.

Natural apple juice contains a very low amount of sodium at only 10 mg per each cup. Over consuming sodium, a nutrient found in most foods, increases blood pressure which often causes heart damage.

This fruit juice variety contains no fats or unhealthy cholesterol either, both of which cause adverse health issues with prolonged consumption.

The mineral combination found in apple juice help increase metabolic function, decrease the risk of bone disease, and work to increase heart health as well. The vitamin C in the fruit juice helps regulate the bodily functions such as the conversion of food energy into fuel for the muscles.

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Making up a glass of carrot juice is easy and drinking it regularly is great for your energy levels and can have some serious health benefits. 

 Fresh carrot juice has a cleansing effect on your liver and digestive system, does wonders for tired eyes and also provides excellent skin nutrition. 

 

Why Organic Carrot Juice Is Best

Once you’ve got your juicer you’ll obviously need a big bag of carrots. The carrots used for juicing really should be organic carrots. Here’s why.

Part of what makes carrots so healthy is the way they absorb nutrients from the ground they’re grown in. Unfortunately, this means they are also very good at absorbing pesticides and even heavy metals from the same soil.

Testing shows conventionally grown carrots often have a high pesticide load and even peeled conventionally grown carrots tested showed traces of pesticides.

Organically grown carrots, on the other hand, cannot be sprayed with pesticides or grown in ground where pesticides have been used for many years. They also don’t need to be peeled. This is a good thing as just under the peel is where much of the nutrition is so you want it in your carrot juice if possible. 

I think they taste better as well and really are only a little more for the difference they will make to your health. So get organic for your carrot juice if you can. It’s definitely worth it.

How to Make Carrot Juice

To prepare organic carrots for juicing, simply soak them in a large bowl of warm water with a dash of apple cider vinegar and quickly scrub them with a scrubbing brush.

Once they are scrubbed and cleaned, cut off both ends and, if any are too large, slice them in half. Depending on the size of the feed chute in your juicer, it can be good to look for relatively thin carrots that are around 6 inches long or less. These will usually be sweeter as well. 

Another thing to look for when selecting your organic carrots is the color. The deeper the color the more beta-carotene and other antioxidant carotenoids they are likely to contain.

If they still have their leafy tops, go for those that look fresh and green, rather than wilted and yellow. It’s also best to leave carrots with too many cracks or blemishes.

Now that you have our carrots ready, simply turn on the juicer and push them through with the press at a steady rate. Have a large cup or bowl underneath where the juice comes out to collect the bright orange liquid.

Something I like to do here is use quite a big bowl to catch any splatter and put some ice cubes and a squeeze of lemon juice at the bottom of it to help lessen oxidization.

Particularly using a centrifugal juicer, there’s going to be a bit of oxygen exposure in creating the juice and for this reason it’s best to drink your carrot juice as soon as you’ve finished making it. Much of the nutrition, and particularly the enzymes, won’t keep and you’re getting the most out of your carrot juice if you drink it right away.

Masticating juicers are much better at preventing oxidization and preserving the nutrients, but even then I’d still suggest drinking your carrot juice as soon as you’ve made it, even before you clean the juicer.

Don’t leave the cleaning too long though. The sooner you do it the easier it is.

Carrot juice is great on its own but even better in combination with other healthy juices like beetroot, pineapple, apple, lemon, kiwi, watermelon, celery and many others. You can come up with some amazing tastes and store bought juices will really pale in comparison.

Have you tried making carrot juice up regularly before? Did you notice an improvement in your energy levels and the healthiness of your skin? Many people notice a real difference when they drink carrot juice often and I’d be interested to hear how it works for you. 

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