Carrot Juice

As the name implies, carrot juice is derived from carrots, which have the scientific name Daucus carota, and are one of the most commonly eaten root vegetables, along with onions and potatoes. More than half of the global supply of carrots comes from China, but this vegetable is available around the world, and used in many different culinary preparations. These vegetables are famed for their high level contents of beta-carotene, as well as vitamin K and various other key nutrients, which may explain their popularity in juice form. A single carrot is approximately 1 serving, whereas a single cup of carrot juice requires three large carrots to produce. While eating carrots is good for your health, drinking carrot juice is far better.

Carrot juice provides more than 3 times the recommended amount of vitamin A, as well as significant amounts of magnesium, potassium, calcium, vitamin B6 and phosphorous. In this concentrated form, carrot juice can provide a huge amount of notable benefits with few side effects.

How to make Carrot Juice?

Making carrot juice is slightly easier than making carrot milk as it only requires raw carrots and water, but with a bit of extra effort, you can enjoy this extremely nutrient-dense beverage at home.

Recipe

Ingredients:

3 large carrots

1/2 cup of water (filtered)

Step 1 – Wash and chop the carrots.

Step 2 – Add the chopped carrots and water to the blender.

Step 3 – Blend the carrots for 60 seconds.

Step 4 – Stretch a piece of cheesecloth or a nut milk bag over a mason jar and slowly pour the juice through.

Step 5 – Squeeze the pulp into the cheesecloth or nut milk bag repeatedly to extract as much juice as possible.

Step 6 – Serve and enjoy!

Benefits of Carrot Juice

The most remarkable health benefits of carrot juice include its ability to prevent cancer, improve vision health, lower blood pressure, stimulating the immune system, speeding up the metabolism, protecting cognitive health, strengthening the nervous system and optimizing digestion etc.

Carrots with Milk

Carrot milk is a very prevalent beverage in India and a number of other Asian countries and consists of raw carrots blended with milk, ice cubes, and some cardamom powder. It combines many benefits of carrots, as well as the mineral content of milk (condensed or normal).

Recipe

Ingredients:

3 large raw carrots

1 cup of condensed milk

1 teaspoon of cardamom powder

2 cups of water (filtered)

Step 1 – Add the carrots and water into a pot and bring to a boil.

Step 2 – Allow the carrots to become tender (4-5 minutes of boiling).

Step 3 – Add the carrots and water to a blender and puree.

Step 4 – Heat the milk in a pot until it begins to boil, then allow it to cool for 1-2 minutes.

Step 5 – Stir in the carrot puree and cardamom powder into the milk until thoroughly blended.

Step 6 – Allow the mixture to cool, and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Step 7 – Serve and enjoy