Hi ladies,

Here is a low down on everything you need to know about cold pressed juices. Are they healthy enough or just overpriced and overhyped beverages" Let?s find out!

1. What are cold pressed juices"
Thousands of pounds of pressure is applied to the fresh fruits and veggies to extract the maximum amount of liquid from them. Unlike other commercial juicing processes, no additional heat is used which means no nutrients are lost in the heat.

2. What is the actual shelf life of these juices"
Cold-pressed juice in its raw form has a shelf life of only 3 to 4 days before microbes begin to spoil it. This is why most of the cold pressed juices are made to undergo a pasteurization method known as high pressure processing (HPP). In this method, bottled cold pressed juices are submerged in cold water under high pressure to kill pathogens and increase the shelf life from 3 to 5 days to 30 to 45 days. 3. What is the price range of these juices"
One single serve bottle could range from $3 to $10.
4. What?s the difference between pasteurized and cold-pressed juices"
In pasteurized juices, high temperatures are used for short time and then they are quickly cooled down. This process ensures that all the harmful bacteria are eliminated but this also means that several good bacteria are removed in the process. While in cold pressed juices most of the vitamins and enzymes are preserved as no additional heat or oxygen is used in the process.

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