Cantaloupe Juice

Cantaloupe Juice is obtained by exracting the constituents of the melon or cantaloupe in the liquid form with the aid of a blender or juicer. Additional ingredients in the form of ginger, a pinch of salt, and lime juice help to enliven its taste. The cantaloupe melons used for taking extracting the juice are available in huge numbers during summers.The juice of the melon is considered to be quite nutritious, refreshing, revitalizing, energizing, and healthy. Cantaloupe juice benefits with respect to detoxification process, boosting up the immune system, and preventing skin cancer and color cancer; are quite appreciable among several other health benefits.

Cantaloupe Juice Ingredients and Preparation Overview

The ingredients required for preparing cantaloupe based juice consist of peeled and diced cantaloupe, black peppercorn, ginger, lemon juice, salt, and honey.

The preparation process suggests blending all the ingredients together in a juicer or blender, straining it, and then combining it with some water to attain the texture of juice.

Juicing cantaloupe along with its rind is considered to be more nutritious. However, this juice is not as tasty as the juice that is obtained without the use of rind.

Cantaloupe Drink Serving Suggestions

The juice is often served chilled. However, it can also be served at normal room temperature.

Cantaloupe juice is often added to orange juice or pineapple juice and served as a mixed fruit juice.

Nutritional Information about Cantaloupe Fruit Juice

Cantaloupe Juice is one of the highly nutritious drinks, which contains good amount of vitamins A, B3, B6, and C. The fruit is also rich in fiber, potassium, and folate; hence, making the resultant juice quite healthy. One cantaloupe, of average size, normally provides around 100 calories; however, due to abundance of several nutrients in the fruit, the juice of cantaloupe is reasonably healthy.        

Cantaloupe Juice Health Benefits

Some of the health benefits associated with juice obtained from cantaloupe have been discussed hereunder:

• Blood clotting in cardiovascular system is prevented with the ingestion of juice obtained from cantaloupe.

• Due to presence of good amount of vitamin C content in the fruit, an individual would be prevented from arteriosclerosis, as vitamin C aids in preventing the arteries from becoming harder.

• Cantaloupe juice is enriched with good amount of antioxidants which assist in providing protection against cancer, especially intestinal cancer.

• The vitamin A content present in this juice aids in improving vision. It also helps in lowering down the risk of being affected by cataracts.

• The ability of the body to fight with infections is improved, hence boosting up the health of immune system.

• Problems of high cholesterol and high blood pressure are kept at bay.

• The juice also helps in dealing with insomnia and menstruation problems.

• High potassium content of the juice aids in preventing muscle cramps.

• Good amount of folate present in the fruit assists in preventing failure of neural tube during pregnancy.

• Cantaloupe based juice aids in providing relief from stress.

Trivia

The juice extracted from the melons produced in the Chinese city of Tun–Huang also known as the "Cantaloupe City", is considered to be the best in the world.