The Amazing Health Benefits of Drinking Apple Juice

Many people have discovered how juicing and drinking juice is a fantastic way to get your daily quotas of fruit and vegetables and can be incorporated successfully into any health or fitness regime. One fruit that is especially popular is apple juice. This is because there are so many different varieties, many tasty blends can be made. There are, however, some relatively unknown benefits.

Apple juice is excellent in helping the function of the digestive system and for aiding the function of the kidneys. It is in the digestive tract that its cleansing properties makes apple juice a very popular drink. However, apple juice is also capable of purifying the blood and is very useful as a general tonic for the liver and skin.

Apples contain large quantities of many vitamins including carotene, vitamin B6, riboflavin, thiamine and riboflavin but not as much vitamin C as was once thought. They also contain around 16 calories per ounce of fruit, which is useful if you are on a calorie controlled plan.

Vitamin C levels vary by quite a bit in different types of apples and can range anywhere from around 2mg to 35mg per hundred ounces of fruit. The varieties that contain the highest concentrations include Bramleys, Ontario and Golden Noble.

Citrus fruits such as lemons and, especially, oranges contain the highest concentrations of vitamin C. Apples, however, contain more antioxidants, like tannic acid, and minerals.

When apple juice is made fresh it has the tendency to discolor and turn brown quickly due to the process of oxidization. One way to diminish this effect and add extra taste to the juice is to add a little juice from a freshly squeezed lemon.

Another chemical that is found in apples are the group known as polyphenols. Research has suggested that these chemicals may help reduce the incidence of Alzheimers disease and other dementia related illnesses. Also, apples contain chemicals similar to those found in tea and red wine which are responsible for breaking down the bad cholesterol in the bloodstream which is largely responsible for heart disease.

Apples could be considered a wonder fruit as they are not only a tasty, healthy food, that kids love, but drinking them in a juice can provide a significant boost to your health.