How to make pomegranate juice at home

Pomegranate is a valuable and healthy fruit. Thanks to magnesium, ascorbic acid, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and many other elements, the intestinal microflora improves. Citrus juice has antiseptic properties, while pomegranate is a powerful antioxidant. As a result of regular use of juice, free radicals are eliminated from the body. To restore health, you need to drink pomegranate juice at least twice a week.

Useful qualities of pomegranate juice

• improves the digestive tract;
• increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood;
• strengthens blood vessels and capillaries;
• normalizes blood circulation;
• accelerates the blood-forming function of the brain;
• strengthens the "chair";
• increases immunity during the flu, colds;
• invigorates, raises morale;
• restores the body after surgery, illness;
• stabilizes blood pressure;
• relieves inflammation;
• removes poisons, free radicals, toxins from the body;
• reduces the number of strokes and heart attacks.

How to squeeze pomegranate juice

1. Traditionally, juice is extracted manually. Rinse the pomegranate and rub it well with a sponge. Dip in boiling water for 1 minute to partially soften the peel.
2. Cut the “crown” with a sharp knife. Make a few oblong cuts along the shell. Send the fruit into cool water for a couple of minutes. Without removing grenades from the liquid, break it.
3. You will receive several sections of different sizes, the grains will fall out with ease. Keep removing them under water. Now catch the grains, leave to dry on a towel.
4. Next, wrap the pomegranate particles with cling film or place in several plastic bags. Place the contents on a cutting surface.
5. Take a rolling pin, roll it over pomegranate seeds. Prepare a carafe or glass, make a hole in a plastic bag. Strain the juice.
6. Leave the drink alone for 1-2 hours, during which time the composition will precipitate. Gently pour the juice without agitating particles at the bottom. To drink the juice, dilute it with water in a ratio of 1: 1.

How to make pomegranate juice

• granulated sugar - the amount of taste
• ripe pomegranates - 900 gr.
• drinking water - 450 ml.

1. First of all, it is necessary to rinse the grenades, then wipe them. Pour cold water into the basin. Cut a “crown” from each fruit, make several cuts along the peel.
2. Put the fruits in a basin, break each pomegranate into separate pieces. Carefully remove the grains, they themselves will float to the surface. Now get rid of the film.
3. The peel should not be thrown away, on its basis delicious decoctions are obtained. For grains, catch and dry them. Move into a blender bowl, turn into porridge.
4. The resulting liquid with crushed bones should be placed on 5 layers of a bandage or gauze. In this way the juice is squeezed. After getting rid of solid particles, insist the composition for 2 hours, remove from the precipitate.
5. You can start adding sugar, the best option is powder. The drink is sweetened according to personal preferences, but traditionally add 25 gr. sand per 100 ml. a drink.
6. After dissolving the sugar crystals, pour in drinking water. Put the drink in the microwave for 45-60 seconds to warm the juice. Then cool it, once again remove from the precipitate, taste.

Pomegranate juice with currant

• fresh squeezed apple juice - 1.3 l.
• pomegranate juice (strained) - 1.5 l.
• lemon - 2 pcs.
• black currant - 2 kg.
• granulated sugar - to your taste

1. Rinse the currant berries, drop it onto a sieve and let the liquid drain. Send the fruits to the blender bowl, mash in mashed potatoes. Put the composition on cheesecloth, squeeze the juice and filter thoroughly.
2. Prepare pomegranate juice manually, combine with currant and apple (can be purchased). Squeeze out the liquid from the lemon, also filter.
3. Pour granulated sugar to taste. It will dissolve for a long time, so the drink can be heated. Never bring the juice to a boil. After the crystals are dissolved, remove the precipitate, roll the drink in cans.

Pomegranate juice with almonds

• lemon zest - 60-70 gr.
• squeezed pomegranate juice - 900 ml.
• nutmeg - 3 gr.
• chopped cinnamon - 3 pinches
• granulated sugar to taste
• almonds - 70 gr.
• cloves - 6 buds

1. First of all, you need to squeeze the juice from pomegranates in any way. You will receive 900 ml. clean drink. Fry the almonds in a dry pan, then grind with a coffee grinder.
2. Add ground cinnamon, nutmeg, granulated sugar (preferably icing powder) to the nut crumbs to taste. Mash the cloves, mix it here. Rub the zest of the lemon, add to the total mass.
3. Now pour in concentrated grapefruit juice, put the composition on fire. Cook at low power for 10 minutes, turn off the burner. When the crystals dissolve, cool and strain the drink.

Pomegranate juice with honey

• honey - 370 gr.
• pomegranate - 950 gr.
• filtered water - 230 ml.

1. Wash the grenades, rinse, dry with towels or napkins. Cut off the “crown” (top), make a few cuts on the peel. Pour cold water into the container, lower the fruits inside.
2. Now crack each pomegranate to open the fruit. Get rid of the film, select grains, they should float to the surface. Dry the grains.
3. Using the potato pestle, mash the beans so that the juice comes out. Throw the porridge with the liquid onto the cheesecloth, squeeze the liquid, and discard the bones.
4. Move the composition to the saucepan, add water and heat on the stove to 70 degrees. Enter honey, mix, but do not boil. Cool the juice, let it brew, remove from the precipitate. Proceed to the tasting.

How to drink pomegranate juice

1. Pomegranate juice is consumed exclusively in a diluted state. As a rule, the drink is diluted with filtered or boiled water in a ratio of 1: 1.
2. Some people prefer to mix a pure drink (not diluted) with the juice of carrots, celery, cabbage, apple, beetroot, pumpkin, etc. Pure water is added here in quantity to taste.
3. To strengthen immunity, you need to drink juice regularly at least 2 times a week, but better - every other day. Pomegranate juice has contraindications, so get a specialist advice before use.

Contraindications to the use of pomegranate juice

Contraindications include an ulcer of the stomach, intestines and other digestive organs. Also, pomegranate juice is not recommended for those who suffer from constipation (the composition provokes this ailment).

With caution, the drink should be consumed by people with unstable blood pressure, heart disease, and individual intolerance to products with vitamin C.

A pomegranate-based drink contains at least 35% of the daily intake of vitamins. For this reason, the composition is suitable for daily use. The best recipes are considered options based on apples, currants, almonds, honey. Sugar or powder is used as a sweetener.

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