Advantages of Broccoli Juice

Advantages of Broccoli Juice

Many people do not like the taste of the juice of broccoli at all. Broccoli is a tasty vegetable to eat, when cooked, but the juice does not sound very appealing. The green juices are not preferred by people. Instead, we are happy to have a drink red or blue are not as nutritious as broccoli, green juice.

Broccoli comes from the family of cruciferous vegetables, including cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. We hear too often overcabbage juice and its benefits, but we have never heard of kale juice or Brussels sprout juice. So many people wonder what is so special about the Broccoli juice, is it the taste or the nourishMent in it?

Broccoli like other vegetables has 90 percent water content in it. The rest 10 percent is a powerful mixture of nutrients. Broccoli juice is highly rich in dietary fiber, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and potassium. It also contains traces of various important minerals and healthy amounts of vitamin C. There are many other vitamins in very small quantity and different amino acids as well.

Broccoli and broccoli juice are also known to fight against cancer, although they are not a cure for cancer. While shopping for broccoli, look out for broccoli flowers which are purple on top. The stalk of broccoli is known to have a greater percenTAGe of carotenoids which are beneficial for health. The anti-oxidants and cartenoids in the broccoli help fight cancer.

Among the vegetables, broccoli tops the name as one of the most nutritional ones, but unfortunately people do not like to eat it raw due to its taste. Usually, overcooked broccoli does not taste very delicious to eat.

A glass of broccoli juice is considered as a great way to start the day. As far as the taste goes it is not appetizing at all. With vegetables, there is a general principal which says that the green contents in any juice should not exceed one third of the quantity. If you want to include broccoli juice to your daily diet, you can do so by mixing it with other vegetables in the juice extractor such as carrots because they blend very well with different vegetables.

Adding carrots or any other vegetables will not change the taste completely, but the taste will only become a little different. Celery or a few leaves of Romaine lettuce can also be added in the juice extractor. There are many other tasty vegetables that can be added to make broccoli juice a good drink.

Many people enjoy carrot-apple juice, so it would be a good option to add a few slices of carrots and apples as well in the juice extractor along with broccoli. You can come up with different tastes of broccoli juice by trying different recipes every time.

Broccoli juice contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, and copper calcium, potassium, iron and zinc. Always choose broccoli which is rich green in color without dried or yellow patches.

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