Pumpkin juice: what is the use and how to cook

Many people perceive pumpkin as a healthy vegetable, but in fact it is a berry, because it is the closest relative of watermelon. She came to us from America, where she was baked, pre-filled with spices and milk. You can cook a lot of delicious dishes from pumpkin, and also make delicious aromatic juice.

The benefits of pumpkin juice

The bulk of the juice is made up of useful dietary fiber or fiber. Everyone knows that fiber is not digested by the human body; it, like a brush, goes through the entire digestive tract and sweeps out the remnants of processed food and toxins from it. As a result, the intestines work better and we do not suffer from constipation.

Pumpkin juice contains many beneficial vitamins(groups B, K, PP) and minerals (zinc, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and others). These substances are useful for improving the immune defense, eliminate anemia, stimulate the work of the heart muscle, help get rid of stress, and are useful for the hematopoietic process. If you regularly drink a small amount of this amber liquid on an empty stomach, you can heal acne, improve skin color, and remove excess fluid from the body.

For men, pumpkin juice is good for general tone and proper functioning of the prostate gland. In addition, this juice is an excellent liver cleanser. The low energy content of pumpkin juice makes it an excellent product for maintaining slimness. You can even do fasting days on the juice pumpkins.

The harm of pumpkin juice

This delicious product has not only beneficial properties. As with other products, pumpkin juice has its limitations and even contraindications. For example, pumpkin and pumpkin juice should not be consumed by people with low stomach acidity and indigestion. Since pumpkin juice has a laxative effect, it can cause increased diarrhea in these people.

Do not overuse pumpkin juice if you are prone to allergic reactions. Pumpkin juice can be given to young children at an early age, but the exact dosage must be determined after consultation with a nutritionist and pediatrician. You can mix pumpkin juice with other fruit juices if you don't like the taste.

The list of contraindications for pumpkin juice includes:

• Allergy.
• Gastritis or ulcers during an exacerbation.
• Diabetes mellitus in severe form.
• Diarrhea.

How to drink pumpkin juice

Depending on the result that you want to get from drinking pumpkin juice, you should drink it in different ways. For example, for general strengthening and activation of the immune defense, it is enough to drink from 50 to 100 ml of this drink during the day. You can do this in between meals, replacing with juice snacks.

Babies need to be given factory pumpkin juice. It will stimulate the child's immunity, calm him down, lower the temperature if necessary and allow him to quickly cope with inflammation. This juice can be used as a first food.

It is useful to drink industrial pumpkin juice for people who are struggling with excess weight. In this case, you need to take two glasses daily. Within a couple of weeks, you will notice an improvement in your condition. Your stomach will work better, you will feel light in the body. You should not drink freshly prepared juice for weight loss - it is absorbed somewhat worse than the factory one.

How to make pumpkin juice

For lovers of freshly prepared natural juices, pumpkin juice with pulp will be to the taste. Making this juice involves using a blender or juicer. First, the pumpkin must be peeled and cut into small pieces. Then the pumpkin pieces must be passed through a juicer. If you do not want pulp in the juice, strain it through cheesecloth.

Juicing pumpkin with a blender requires other steps. In this case, the prepared pumpkin pieces must be boiled until soft. Only after that they are ground in a blender and a little cooled and boiled water is added there. If you like the juice sweeter, you can add sugar or sweetener to taste.

How to prepare pumpkin juice for the winter

This healthy amber drink can be prepared for future use. Here are the most popular recipes:

• Wash the pumpkin, peel and cut into small pieces. Squeeze out the juice with a juicer. Now for each liter of juice obtained, put 5 large spoons of sugar. Place the sweetened juice over low heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 5-6 minutes and roll up in sterilized jars.
• Peel and cut a kilogram of pumpkin into pieces, squeeze the juice through a juicer. You should also do with a kilogram of apples. Mix both liquids and add 10 g citric acid. If you like sweet juice, then add 200 g of sugar there. Put the juice mixture on fire and bring to a boil. Don't forget to stir! Then pour the juice into sterile jars and roll up.

• If you don't have a juicer, use a different method to make pumpkin juice. Peel and cut the pumpkin into pieces, place them in a saucepan and cover with water. Place the container on low heat and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Now you need a sieve. Pass the boiled pumpkin through it. For every 6 liters of the resulting juice, add a glass of sugar and 15 g of citric acid. Dilute this mixture with orange juice. Put on fire again and let it boil. Now the drink can be poured into sterile jars and rolled up.