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PURCHASING AND STORING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
• You can save money and get really fresh ingredients, when buying seasonal
products. Avoid long periods of storage.
• In most cases, it is best to buy your ingredients in small portions just before pro-
cessing and consumption. This holds especially for highly perishable food (e.g.
greens, most berries).
• Some types of fruit and vegetables may need some time for ripening (e.g. kiwi
fruit, peaches, mangoes). In these cases, wash your food carefully after purcha-
sing and check your food daily. Avoid missing the correct time for consumption.
• Most fruit and vegetables may be stored at a cool place (approx. 12-15°C).
Some types of fruit and vegetables may go off, when stored at a temperature
below 10°C (e.g. bananas, some citrus fruit).
• Only delicate food (e.g. some greens, stalks of celery, cucumbers, herbs) need
to be stored in the refrigerator. Fresh herbs and delicate greens should be
packed in an airtight bag or box and consumed before long.
• After storing your food for some time, just before juicing, soak your food in clear,
cold water. Process your food after it has absorbed a sufficient amount of water.
This may help to extract the valuable nutrients.
• For preserving the nutrients, you should consume freshly prepared juices immedi-
ately.
PREPARING YOUR FOOD FOR JUICING
• Start the preparation of your ingredients by thoroughly washing under running
water.
• Just before juicing, remove any parts that are not suited for consumption, like
inedible shells and skins, stalks, seeds. For example, this holds for kiwi fruit
(skin), pineapple (shell and stalk), peaches (stones), apples (seeds, stalks), dates
(stones), and cherries (stones).
IMPORTANT -
Always remove hard parts and defrost frozen food completely,
before juicing. Otherwise, these parts could damage the juicing system. Leave hot
food cool down before juicing.
• Citrus fruit must be peeled before juicing. Depending on the type of fruit, the
juice may be very sour. It may the better to add these juices to other juices for
refining the taste. Depending on the desired consistency of the juice, you may
get good results, when juicing citrus fruit in turn with other ingredients.