Drinking apricot juice is a recipe for prolonging your youth. In summer, we can prepare this drink ourselves from freshly squeezed fruit, while in autumn and winter we can buy it in eco-food stores or pharmacies. We present the most important information about the healthiest juice for seniors.
they should drink apricot juice because it is a source of vitamin A, slowing down the body’s aging processes, improving eyesight and strengthening immunitywhich is especially important in the autumn and winter. Apart from that has a positive effect on hair, skin and nails. Additionally, this drink also contains valuable vitamin C and beta-carotene, which gives it an intense orange color.
Apricot juice contains antioxidants that they reduce the risk of heart attack and protect the body against free radicals. In turn, thanks to catechin and quercetin, which are antioxidants, reduces oxidative stress, causing, among others, obesity.
Potassium and phosphorus present in the composition of this drink are responsible for brain function and proper blood pressure. Thanks to them, we are less exposed to stress and more focused.
However, seniors should remember not to drink this juice in too large quantities (4 fruits are enough), because apricot we consider a fairly caloric fruit – it contains 49 kcal, including 11 g of sugar in 100 g. We recommend diluting the drink with water to drink more.
This juice is also not recommended for diabetics and people with high blood sugar levels. It is characterized by a high glycemic index (57).
To make juice dedicated to seniors we need: 2-3 kg of very ripe apricots. Such a drink made from unripe fruit will be undrinkable. So how do you make this healthy juice?
For starters Wash the apricots, cut them in half and remove the seeds. Then we throw the fruit into an enameled or steel pot and pour water over it to cover it.
In the next step start cooking the fruit over high heat until it becomes soft. In the meantime, we remove the foam that they will start to produce.
Then strain the juice into a colander and Strain the leftover fruit from the dish using a fine-mesh strainergetting rid of the cuticles. Add this apricot puree to the juice again and cook the whole thing again for about 5 minutes. Pour the apricot drink into previously sterilized jars, close them and pasteurize them.
