7 Healthy Nutrients in Celery Cucumber Juice

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By Karen Gardner | Source

Celery cucumber juice can be an easy and quick way to boost your veggie intake and quench your thirst at the same time.

This combo is full of vitamins and antioxidants, and as a low-sugar beverage it’s a good way to hydrate. You may not get quite as much fiber as you would from eating these vegetables whole, especially if you remove the cucumber’s skin, but you’ll still get many other health benefits.

Here are nutrients and compounds that celery cucumber juice can provide and how those might benefit your health.

Manganese

Celery and cucumber, whether eaten whole or juiced whole, boost your manganese intake. Two medium celery stalks, or about 100 grams (g), provide 0.076 milligrams (mg) of manganese.
One-third of a cucumber, which is about 100 g, contains 0.085 mg of manganese per cup.

Why is that important? Manganese activates proteins your body needs to form blood clots, helps regulate your metabolism of glucose and lipids, and plays a part in bone formation and reproduction, among other functions.

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for manganese is 1.8 mg for adult females and 2.3 mg for adult males.

Magnesium

One serving of cucumber, about a third of a cucumber, with the skin on contains 10.1 mg of magnesium.
Celery has slightly more at 10.9 mg in a serving of two medium stalks.
Magnesium helps regulate blood pressure, blood sugar, and muscle and nerve function. Adult females should get 310 mg to 320 mg daily, and adult males should get 400 mg to 420 mg daily, according to the NIH.

Potassium

Celery and cucumber also contain potassium.
Potassium is a good source of electrolytes, which help the body regulate many bodily functions.
Dietary potassium may also lower blood pressure and protect bone health.

Vitamin C

Both celery and cucumber have small amounts of vitamin C.
Vitamin C helps protect against immune system deficiencies, plays a role in protein metabolism, and supports connective tissue.

Vitamin A

Celery cucumber juice provides vitamin A.
This important vitamin maintains your vision, helps you fight infection, and supports skin, bone, and reproductive health. Vitamin A is also essential during pregnancy because it aids fetal growth.
A serving of two medium stalks of celery contains 10 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A for adults, while a third of a cucumber has about 4 percent.

Vitamin K

Celery and cucumber juice offers vitamin K, which helps with blood clotting. Your body needs vitamin K for bone metabolism as well. Low vitamin K levels may increase your risk of osteoporosis.
You can get 14 percent of your daily value of vitamin K from a serving of cucumber.
A serving of celery has twice that, providing 30 percent of your daily vitamin K requirement.

Antioxidants

Celery and cucumber juice is rich in antioxidants, which shield your body’s cells from free radicals that can damage them. Studies suggest that antioxidants help the body fight inflammation and protect against heart disease.

How to Make Celery and Cucumber Juice

If you make your own juice you can make it healthier and save yourself some money.

Commercial drinks often have added sugar (which provides no nutrients) or artificial sweeteners.
When making celery cucumber juice at home, you can choose not to add sugar.

Plus, it’s simple to make. Just combine chopped chunks of celery and unpeeled cucumber in a juicer, then process. You can squeeze in some fresh lemon for a little zing.

The Takeaway

  • Celery and cucumber are rich in nutrients. Combining these veggies in a green drink provides antioxidants, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and vitamins A, C, and K.
  • Benefits of celery cucumber juice may include support for the immune system, protection against inflammation, and help regulating blood sugar and blood pressure.
  • Juice your own celery and cucumbers at home to make a low-calorie, nutrient-rich, hydrating beverage.

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