(Newswire.net — August 18, 2020) — With many summer weeks remaining it is the perfect time to enjoy a nice refreshing cup of lemonade. While many people choose just a standard lemonade that has been pasteurized, cold pressed lemonade offers a much cleaner and healthier option that is more packed with vitamins and nutrition when compared to its heat processed counterpart. While these products are both juices they differ greatly from the freshness, ingredients, vitamin content, enzyme content, additives, and even flavor. Cold pressed juices offer an unmatched likeness to the fruits they originate from. Below is a detailed breakdown of the differences between cold pressed lemonade and its competition. This will give a fuller understanding of why cold pressed lemonade not only is better for you but tastes better.
Sugar
Cold pressed juices in general are touted as the preferred juice for those that are conscious about their health and the food they eat. The main reason for this is that cold pressed juices do not contain anything other than the juicers of the fruits and vegetables labeled on the bottle. Typical store bought juice contains many different preservatives which are not naturally occurring. In addition to this these juices are typically made from concentrate and have added sugars which can skyrocket an individual’s blood sugar and be way more calories. This is even true for the iconically sugar dense lemonade. With a good cold pressed lemonade, the lemonade is sweetened with natural ingredients rather than sugar. This can be accomplished by juicing a variety of other fruits with the lemons but by far the most popular and tasty is to sweeten the lemonade with monk fruit. This makes the lemonade 100% naturally occurring and increases the nutritional value of the lemonade over its standard pasteurized lemonade with added sugar counterpart.
Flavor
Cold pressed juices in general have large followings for both their health benefits and their amazing taste. A majority of the flavor profile that people enjoy is contributable to the natural and whole ingredients used. With these juices there are no artificial flavorings added that mask the true flavors of the juices from the plants and fruits. Typically in addition to the lack of artificial flavors, cold pressed juices do not add sugars to their concoctions. Rather than pulling out granulated sugar to sweeten a beverage, naturally sweet fruits are juiced and added to the mixture. This is advantageous because the sweetness from the fruit also comes with a lot of enzymes, vitamins, and minerals that make the drink even more dense with good and natural nutrition.Each fruit has its own distinct flavor profile and they should be appreciated for their natural flavors rather than altered through chemicals. For cold pressed lemonade this couldn’t be truer. Lemonade, while sour, also has a wonderful citrus flavor. Adding other fruits to the mix like black berries will give you a nice and refreshing, tart, sweet, and citrusy drink that can be best enjoyed on a hot summer’s day. The combinations of fruit to add to cold pressed lemon juice makes cold pressed lemonade a popular drink for those looking for a quick and refreshing drink in the heat of summer.
Freshness
Fresh food is the key to good tasting food and drink. For those that have ever made their own juice, they know that there is just something about freshly squeezed fruit that standard juices just cannot compare to. While this is true, cold pressed juices are the answer to this as they truly are fresh and are conveniently bottled and ready to take with you wherever the day takes you. Cold pressed juices are typically labeled with a best by date which tells consumers when they should drink the juice to ensure they are getting the maximum nutrition available. As juice sits after being squeezed, the natural enzymes slowly begin to break down. With pasteurized juices these enzymes never make it into the final product. Along with having more enzymes, cold pressed juice typically has a shorter shelf life but for good reason. Since cold pressed juice has no added preservatives it makes them have shorter shelf life but this guarantees that every bottle you pick up is the freshest juice you can get.
Overall cold pressed lemonade is the closest thing to your grandmother’s homemade lemonade you can buy. With all the flavor and drastically less calories thanks to being sweetened by monk fruit, cold pressed lemonade is the perfect bottle of nostalgia and refreshment to enjoy in the heat of summer. Lemonade no longer needs to be a guilty pleasure as cold pressed lemonade makes the beverage as little as 10 calories. While diet lemonades can accomplish a similar calorie count, cold pressed lemonade is superior because it is made with all natural ingredients and made from whole fruits rather than concentrate and using artificial sweeteners.