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Is juice “alive” and will it die after 15 minutes?
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Is juice “alive” and will it die after 15 minutes?
Okay – I’ve been juicing ginger, lemon, and adding honey. I prepare a week’s worth of shots for my wife and I and put them in their own small glass bottle in the fridge. I thought I had created the perfect system…
But today my sister told me that juice “dies” in 15 minutes and should be drank fresh. Is that true? Are fruits “alive” after they have been plunked off the tree? Are fruits ever really “alive”?
My sister said that the enzymes die. But enzymes are not alive 🙂 I wonder if there is an ounce of truth to this? And even if there is some degeneration, what about fermented foods? What about refrigeration?
If anybody knows, it has to be the FLCCC community!! Help me out!!
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Enzymes don’t die, but as organic molecules, they do deteriorate over time just as the rest of the fruit will. I’d ask your sister which enzymes specifically die and who did the research. I wouldn’t expect a real answer. That said, fresher is generally better for nutrition.
All vegetable matter and meats deteriorate over time. They deteriorate at different speeds and under different conditions (heat/cold, O2/sun exposure, preservation techniques used, etc.), but none go bad within 15 minutes of harvesting.
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