JUICING: MANORGIN

Lol. What’s manorgin? Mangos, oranges and ginger. Didn’t want to squeeze them all into the title so manorgin it is. Got your attention right? 😉

So, here we have mangos, unripe oranges and a dash of ginger to spice up the taste of the juice. Yes it's all juice, no water.

We all know that oranges are a good source of vitamin C, so are mangos. Mangos are said to contain lots of vitamins including vitamins A, C and B6 as well as dietary fibre. Ginger has also got vitamins C, B6 and dietary fibre.

But why unripe oranges? The quantity of vitamin C contained in unripe oranges is said to be higher than that in ripe oranges. Higher vitamin C translates to higher collagen (protein in the skin) which aids the prevention of wrinkles in the skin. So, if I am juicing for beauty benefits, then it naturally follows that I’ll go for unripe rather than ripe oranges.

This juicing process was done manually. How so? Extracted the juice from the unripe oranges by peeling, cutting, squeezing and sieving. For the mangos, I applied a bit of pressure while rolling them between my palms to soften them. After that, I cut a little hole at the top through which I squeezed out the gooey mango juice into the orange juice. Grated a bit of ginger, put it in the juice, stirred and put the juice in the freezer because I wanted it chilled as quickly as possible. Brought it out about thirty minutes later and sieved to take out the fiber of the ginger from the juice. I used six oranges and three mangos. 

Taste? It had a rich taste which was balanced between sweet and tangy. The taste of ginger got lost in the mix except for a very faint 'pepperish' sensation in the mouth, more like a warm buzz actually. The sweet and tangy taste of this juice had a very mild bitter tinge to it which was refreshing to me. Would I go juicing with this combo again? Definitely!

What fruits combo have you juiced with for beauty benefits? Please use the comment section.

Stay beautiful,

'Zibah.