Yuzu juice has tremendous health benefits! And, if you haven't tried it, you'll adore the heavenly, almost orange-blossom-like scent of this rising star of the food world.
This immune boosting juice uses a combination of pineapple, tangerines, lime, and apple with a touch of yuzu juice to spectacular effect. You'll enjoy it as a refreshing, healthy addition to your breakfast menu.
Yuzu juice is certainly taking the food world by storm! You'll find its juice, peel and seeds used in:
- Cocktails (it's particularly fond of gin.)
- Salad Dressings
- Sauces
- Marmalades
- Cheesecakes
- And Citrus Fruit Juice Blends (like this one!)
- Turmeric Shots
It's really no surprise that this humble Japanese fruit has catapulted to fame. Its unique tart and sour essence adds a impressively special flavor to everything it's added to.
What Is Yuzu Juice?
Yuzu is a hybrid citrus fruit also known as yuga that's about the size of a tangerine. It has a thick, aromatic skin that's bright yellow when ripe.
It's mainly cultivated in Japan, Korea and China. However, in recent years it's grown so much in popularity, that it's now being cultivated in the USA.
If you don't have access to the fruit, you can easily find yuzu juice bottled online and in some grocery stores.
So, What Are The Health Benefits?
The health benefits of yuzu juice are really impressive!
- It contains antioxidants that are know to reduce inflammation.
- It promotes heart health.
- It's low in calories, containing only 53 calories per 100 grams.
- It's extremely high in vitamin C, which is know to boost immune function.
- It improves blood flow.
- It's rich in important minerals like sodium, manganese, and magnesium.
Yuzu Juice Ingredients
- Pineapple: Fruity, sweet pineapple juice adds a tropical flavor.
- Grapefruit: Sweet, yet bitter, grapefruit balances out the sweetness of pineapple.
- Tangerines: Sweet, strongly flavored tangerines are the perfect foil to grapefruit and lime.
- Apple: Though apples are the only fruit in this juice that aren't in the citrus family, I think they add a welcome, refreshing note.
- Lime: Limes add a little background zing, that really up the flavor of this fruit juice.
- Yuzu Juice: Tart and sour, yuzu juice is the ingredient that really makes this recipe shine.
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Frequently Asked Questions About This Recipe
Absolutely! It's pure fruit juice with no gluten.
Yes, after opening the bottle it can be refrigerated for up to four weeks.
While the flavor is hard to replicate, you can try using Meyer lemon's which are known to be the sweetest variety of lemon.
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Immune Boosting Yuzu Juice
Ingredients
- ½ pineapple top and tailed, skin removed. * see note 1
- 1 grapefruit peeled, pith removed
- 2 tangerines peeled
- 1 large apple
- ½ lime juiced
- 1 tablespoon yuzu juice
Instructions
- Add the fruits to a juicer and juice according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Squeeze in the lime juice, and stir in the yuzu juice.
Notes
- For instructions on how to cut a pineapple, watch this video.
- You can store this juice in the fridge for up 48 hours.
Ronald
Love the yuzu juice