Watermelon juice

It's no secret that August-September is the most "delicious" time of the year for many. It is then that juicy mouthwatering melons and watermelons are abundant on sale - that's where the real treasure trove of useful vitamins and fragrant juice is. Therefore, to quench thirst, you can not only drink a glass of cold foam kvass or other soft drinks, but also simply bite a piece of watermelon or enjoy a portion of watermelon juice. This fruit is 92 percent water, and importantly, watermelon is low in calories.

If you squeeze out the juice of watermelon, you can safely freeze and store it in the freezer until the very New Year. Be in no doubt - this fragrant and unusually healthy drink can be used as a great ingredient to make a variety of New Year's cocktails. In addition, on the basis of watermelon juice, you can easily create a lot of other delicious dishes - ice cream, sorbet, jelly, sherbet.

By the way, due to the insufficient concentration of sugar, extractive substances and acids of watermelon juice in a freshly squeezed state, it is recommended to thicken it for long-term storage. Such a drink in a condensed state is unusually tasty and is called nardek or watermelon honey.

However, there is a reliable fact that is not known to everyone, but it has been scientifically proven that a glass of watermelon juice contains as many antioxidants a person needs as are present in two medium-sized tomatoes. In this regard, let's dig deeper and figure out what else this refreshing drink is useful.

Surely many have heard that some stars of cinema and business shows, speaking of the secrets of maintaining excellent shape, often mention watermelon diets with miraculous properties. And indeed, the calorie content of watermelon juice is only 38 kcal per 100 grams, with the natural drink obtained from this fruit being a rich source of bet-carotene and ascorbic acid along with a large amount of other nutrients and nutrients.

It is reliably known that only one glass of watermelon juice is quite enough to satisfy the daily need of a healthy person in such a vital trace element as magnesium. Thanks to this property, nutritionists strongly recommend including watermelon juice in the diet of people with arterial hypertension.

In addition, it has been scientifically proven that watermelon juice has the ability to well remove dangerous cholesterol from the body, which makes this refreshing drink unusually useful for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases.