The perfect apple juice is sweet and fresh...one of the most common fruit juices in the world…can be served either hot or cold…and is important to fall cuisine as lemonade is to summer menus.
You may wonder if making your own apple juice is worth the effort when there are so many jugs of fresh-pressed apple cider and apple juice available at supermarket produce sections and farmer’s market tables…but right now I’m blogging about apples…and apple juice is such a common way to use apples that I hated to leave it out.
The apples used to make apple juice are not actually the best ones to bite into In fact, the apples used to make apple juice and cider are nearly inedible, These apples are chosen for their fiber content, not for their taste. One variety of apple used to make apple juice is the McIntosh apple….which indicates that if you’re choosing apples at the grocery store, you might want to avoid McIntosh apples unless you are choose apples to actually make juice or cider.
Cider differs from juice in that apple cider is actually a byproduct of freshly pressed juice made by fermenting the freshly pressed apple juice for three to four days. Apple juice is the filtered product of apple pressing…where as cider is the unfiltered.
Circulatory System…Apple juice may keep your heart healthy because of the plant compounds—such as polyphenols that it contains. These polyphenols prevent LDL (bad) cholesterol from building up in your arteries and increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Digestice System…Apple juice is 88% water and easy to consume…meaning that it is especially great for those who are sick and have a high risk of becoming dehydrated. If you are trying to use appe juice to stay hydrated, it is important that you drink diluted juice instead of full-strenth apple juice because the high sugar in full-strength juice can actually make your diarrhea worse.
Mental Health…Apple juice may support brain function, mental health, memory, anxiety and restlessness as you age because of its high antioxidant content.
Polyphonol Content…Apple juice contains beneficial plant compounds, such as polyphenols, which can primarily be found in the peel od rh apple. This meant that the best apple juice for protecting your cells from the inflammation and oxidative damage which could eventually cause chronic conditions, such as cancer and heart disease. In order to get the most polyphenols, you should choose cloudy apple juice —juice that actually contains pulp—instead of clear apple juice, which has had the pulp removed.
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