You’ve probably seen the cold-pressed juices in the stores and wondered if they are really better than the regular juices. After all, they can cost significantly more, so you want to know that you’re getting your money’s worth. What’s the catch with them, and what are cold-pressed juices exactly?
Understanding It Better
Cold-pressing means nothing more than making juice from fruits and vegetables without adding heat. The machines used for cold-pressing are very powerful. They extract the juice out of plants, but the process lasts longer and supposedly makes better-quality juice (although less of it).
The other type of juicers, known as centrifugal juicers, don’t use heat from an external source, but they use the blades and centrifugal force which can make the fruits and vegetables heat up during the process. That heat can destroy some of the nutrients, especially vitamin C.
What is Best?
We can’t say for sure that cold-pressed juices are better than the alternative, because it mostly depends on the type of plant used for the juice. Some veggies, like carrots, actually release more antioxidants and carotenoids when they are exposed to heat, so cold-pressing them makes less sense.
Is cold-pressed juice worth the extra money? They are nutritionally dense, but nowhere as near as whole fruits and vegetables. The best choice is still to eat the whole product rather than drink any type of juice.
