Orange-Sweet lime Juice with mint

Another healthy,nutritious and tasty orange-sweet lime juice with a hint of mint flavor is a perfect refreshing juice for summers to beat the heat. Sweet lime/mosambi/bathayi/moosambi is a very nutritious fruit with lot of benefits.Similarly oranges also have many nutritional benefits.I am sharing a few benefits of these both fruits.

Nutritional Benefits Of Sweet lime/Mosambi/Moosambi/Bathayi : It is a low calorie and low fat containing fruit. It is rich in Vitamin C, which is a powerful anti oxidant,which helps in preventing cancer,scurvy and also helps in keeping our skin glowing.It also contains good amount of flavonoids, which helps in maintaining proper functioning digestive system.It is also rich in Potassium, a minerals which is required for the body to build muscles and also helps in decreasing the urinary infections.This fruit also helps in relieving cold.The acids present in this fruit helps in flushing out toxins in the body and also helps in relieving constipation.The juice of this fruit also helps in reducing cholesterol level in the body and also aids in weight loss.

Nutritional Benefits Of Oranges/kamala pandu/Kittale : Similar to Sweet lime,oranges also contains low calories and low fat content.These are rich in dietary fiber and pectin.These also contain rich amount of Vitamin C and also Vitamin A.These are also rich in B-complex vitamins like thiamin,pyridoxin and folates.These also a variety of phyto chemicals.These contain flavonoid Narigenin,which is a good antioxidant having anti inflammatory properties and also helps in improving immunity power of the body. These also helps in controlling heart beat and blood pressure.It helps in maintaining healthy and glowing skin.

 

Preparation time : 15 mins

Yield : 2 glasses

Ingredients :

Orange : 1

Sweet lime : 1

Mint leaves : few

Honey : 1 tbsp

Method of Preparation :

1.Peel the outer layers of both Orange and sweet lime and separate the segments.

 

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2.Blend these segments/pieces of orange and sweet lime along with mint leaves in a mixer grinder.

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3.Then add required amount of water and honey, blend them once again.Strain the juice and serve by adding  ice cubes.Consume it immediately after  preparing or else the nutritional value of the juice decreases. Also check out beetroot-carrot juice.

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