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3 Jalapeno Juice Recipes and Health Benefits

By JRD Staff
Updated October 18, 2019

Jalapeno Juice Health Benefits

Jalapeno is a chili pepper. The hot and spicy small red or green chilies are popular around the world and one of the staple ingredients in Mexican cuisine. Jalapeno not only adds a distinct flavor, texture, and taste to various dishes, it is also rich in nutrients including vitamins A, C, K and B6, folate, fiber, and manganese. The chili will also help you to watch your weight as a hundred grams of jalapenos has only twenty-eight calories and barely four milligrams of fat. The pepper also contains sodium, potassium, iron, calcium, and capsaicin. Jalapeno has over half a dozen health benefits. Its juice enhances the bioavailability of the essential nutrients so you can derive most of the health benefits by juicing.

Jalapeno Juice Recipes

1. The Simplest Jalapeno Juice

You can make a simple green jalapeno juice. This spicy drink needs cucumbers, kale leaves, celery stalks, romaine lettuce leaves, lime, camu berry powder and jalapeno pepper with the seeds removed. Take two cucumbers, three kale leaves, four stalks of celery and two leaves of lettuce in a juicer, add one jalapeno pepper and juice till all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Pour the juice into a blender or shaker and add a quarter teaspoon of camu berry powder and juice of half a lime. Blend till you have a finely mixed green jalapeno juice.

2. Jalapeno Tomato Juice

You may add a dash of color and enhance the flavor of jalapeno juice with some tomatoes. For jalapeno tomato juice you will need tomatoes, celery, carrots, spinach, lime, and jalapeno. If you want to make two servings, take three tomatoes and four carrots, four stalks of celery and one cup of spinach, half a lime, and half a jalapeno pepper. You may go for one jalapeno pepper if you want a spicier drink but be careful if you are not familiar with the spice. You do not want the juice to be too hot on your palate.

Clean all the vegetables and the jalapeno. Chop the bottoms and tops of celery and carrots. Remove the seeds of jalapeno. Cut the lime into half and keep aside. Juice the tomatoes, celery, and carrots. You may only juice the celery and carrots and add the tomatoes later if you want a denser drink. Add the rest of the ingredients to the mix, pour it into a blender and blend till you get the desired texture. Add lime and you may also pour in a few cubes of ice.

3. A Flavorsome and Refreshing Jalapeno Juice

You can combine tomatoes and cucumbers to make a refreshing jalapeno juice. Get four ripe tomatoes, four cucumbers, one large jalapeno pepper without the stem, three basil leaves, two stalks of celery and a lemon wedge. Juice all the ingredients together in your best juicer and then add a lemon wedge as a garnish. You may use some cumin, sea salt or pepper to spice up the drink further. You can also squeeze a bit of lemon and stir the drink for a bit more flavor.

Health Benefits of Jalapenos

Jalapenos can help with weight loss. The pepper boosts metabolism. It helps burnt fat and suppresses appetite. The chili is rich in capsaicin and the substance has anti-cancer properties. Capsaicin can kill more than forty types of cancer cells and it does not target normal or healthy cells. Capsaicin can prevent the growth and spread of cancer cells. The anti-cancer properties of jalapenos are scientifically backed.

Jalapeno juice is a pain reliever. It can prevent ulcers in the stomach and infections in various parts of the body. It reduces blood pressure and regulates cholesterol. Diabetics can regulate their blood glucose levels. The spice is good for the heart. Capsaicin is anti-inflammatory and can provide relief from symptoms of arthritis, alleviate headaches and remedy nasal congestion.

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