juicing question

zenmonk
zenmonk Member Posts: 198
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
How long is it ok to keep my juicer juice in the fridge before it goes bad/losses nutritional value.

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  • 2bhealed
    2bhealed Member Posts: 2,065 Member
    #2
    Drink Up!
    The live enzymes start dying off in 30 minutes and one of reasons to juice is to get all those live enzymes. They're the healers that your body needs. It's not optimal to keep it in the fridge but it's better than buying bottled pastuerized stuff. So drink it up! :-)

    Hope this helps.

    peace, emily
  • Crow71
    Crow71 Member Posts: 679 Member
    #3
    2bhealed said:

    Drink Up!
    The live enzymes start dying off in 30 minutes and one of reasons to juice is to get all those live enzymes. They're the healers that your body needs. It's not optimal to keep it in the fridge but it's better than buying bottled pastuerized stuff. So drink it up! :-)

    Hope this helps.

    peace, emily

    Thanks Emily. I had read
    Thanks Emily. I had read that it's best to drink as soon as possible after juicing, but I didn't know it had anything to do with enzymes.
    Sometimes the chemo gives me such bad hiccups and heart burn that I can't finish the juice and it goes into the fridge. I hate to waste it but occasionaly I do. I give it two days. I have no logical reason, it just seems like two days is enough. Most days I suck it down fast.
    Roger
  • Kathryn_in_MN
    Kathryn_in_MN Member Posts: 1,252 Member
    #4
    Crow71 said:

    Thanks Emily. I had read
    Thanks Emily. I had read that it's best to drink as soon as possible after juicing, but I didn't know it had anything to do with enzymes.
    Sometimes the chemo gives me such bad hiccups and heart burn that I can't finish the juice and it goes into the fridge. I hate to waste it but occasionaly I do. I give it two days. I have no logical reason, it just seems like two days is enough. Most days I suck it down fast.
    Roger

    Even if
    Even if you can't finish it in time to get the best effects, it is still a lot healthier for you than other options as a beverage later. When on chemo you do your best nutritionally, but often it isn't what you can do when not on chemo. If you have the time, you might want to juice a smaller quantity and do it more often?
  • kristasplace
    kristasplace Member Posts: 957 Member
    #5
    Enzymes
    Especially if you're using a centrifugal juicer, you should drink it as soon as Emily mentioned. I've read that the presses and masticating juicers allow you to keep the juice in the fridge for up to a day before it starts to oxidize too badly. The reason the centrifugal juicers are not optimum is because they destroy too much of the cell wall, which allows for faster oxidation, and destruction of the cells vital nutrients, such as enzymes.

    Hugs!
    Krista

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