Carrot Juice

Carrot Juice – What Are The Impressive Benefits Of this Drink?

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Here are the great benefits of carrot juice and here’s how you can make this.

CARROT JUICE – It is super simple to make carrot juice but apart from its convenience, here are the health benefits of this drink.

Among the many benefits of carrots include promoting healthy skin, treating skin problems, lowering blood pressure, and improving eye health. These benefits are due to the nutrients it contains. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Carrot Juice
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And one enjoyable way to consume this is by drinking it. Juicing carrots is pretty easy. You can also toss some additional like apples, ginger, celery, or orange for an added flavor and also added nutrients.

A cup has the following:

  • Calories: 94
  • Protein: 2 grams
  • Fat: less than 1 gram
  • Carbs: 22 grams
  • Sugars: 9 grams
  • Fiber: 2 grams
  • Vitamin A (as provitamin A): 251% of the Daily Value (DV)
  • Vitamin C: 22% of the DV
  • Vitamin K: 31% of the DV
  • Potassium: 15% of the DV

One of its benefits is improving immunity. It has vitamins A and C, both of which act as antioxidants. It also contains certain compounds like polyacetylenes, beta carotene, and lutein which may fight against cancer cells.

Vitamin C and beta carotene are the major reasons behind its skin protection capacity while the potassium and antioxidants found in this juice can help lower blood pressure which results in better heart health. The liver is also protected because of the carotenoids it has.

According to a post from Healthy Recipes, here are some easy ways to make this healthy drink:

  • Carrot Apple Celery Juice
    • Ingredients
      • 7 oz carrot
      • 7 oz apple
      • 1 oz celery
      • 0.25 oz ginger
      • 1 tbsp sugar
      • 4 oz ice cubes
    • Instructions
      • After washing everything, peel and slice the carrots into quarters vertically, the apple into chunks, and the celery into three equal parts.
      • Throw them into the juicer and stir. Add ice cubes, then enjoy.
  • Carrot Orange Juice 
    • Ingredients
      • 8 oz carrot juice 
      • 12 oz orange juice
      • 1 cup ice
      • 2 tbsps honey 
    • Instruction
      • Put everything into the blender then enjoy.
  • Carrot Apple Juice 
    • Ingredients
      • 2 tsps ginger
      • 1 cup orange juice
      • 1.5 cup carrot juice
      • 1.5 cup apple juice 
  • Carrot Orange Ginger Juice 
    • Ingredients
      • 8 fl oz carrot juice
      • 20 fl oz orange juice
      • 3/2 oz ginger knob
      • 2 tbsp mint leaves
      • 2 tbsp sugar
      • 1 cup ice cubes

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