Health Benefits of Cold Press Juicing

Cold pressed juices have risen to popularity in the juicing industry mainly due to dieticians’ claims that cold press juices are healthier than regular juices. Before getting into the health benefits of cold pressed juices, we must first understand what cold pressed juice is and how it differs from its predecessor. Cold pressed juice is essentially juice that has been extracted from fruits via a hydraulic press or the metal augers found in cold press juicers. Cold pressed juicing crushes and squeezes fruit to tear away their cell membranes and fibers. This process of juicing is inherently different from centrifugal juicing in which juice is extracted by slicing fruit pieces between spinning metal blades.

Now that we have understood the extraction of both cold pressed and sliced juices, let us understand how they differ in quality due to the nature of their extraction processes which accounts for the health benefits associated with them.

Detoxification

Of course juices are great cleansers of the toxins built up inside our bodies. Cold pressed juices, however, are even better at detoxification. They are packed with extra nutrients in the form of natural enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants which help the body to regain its immune system and eliminate environmental toxins like smoke and smog, and even purposeful toxins from alcohol and junk food which we mindlessly consume.

Energizing

Cold pressed juices are easy to digest with their fibers and nutrients readily available to the body without having to work on breaking them which makes cold pressed juices an instant source of energy for the body. The nutrients in them are easily absorbed and this is why you feel a surge of energy and are more awake than you started when having a glass of juice.