Whether you're just beginning your juicing journey or you're a well-versed veggie veteran, celery is an essential part of the juicing process. Celery is 90% water and versatile in flavor, making it the perfect base for your favorite juice recipe. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of celery juice and how you can make it yourself (even without a juicer!) below.
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Full of Vitamins
Celery is one of the lowest calorie veggies but that doesn’t make it any less nutritious. Some nutrient standouts of celery include vitamin K, folate, and vitamin C. Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin important for bone health and normal blood clotting. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant needed for healthy skin and immunity.
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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Hydration
Celery is approximately 95% water so celery juice can help meet your daily fluid needs. 2.7 to 3.7 liters per day is the average recommendation for healthy adults and can be met through the foods we eat and fluids we drink
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Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Heart Health
Celery contains sodium nitrate. When we eat celery, bacteria in our mouth convert the sodium nitrate to sodium nitrite. Sodium nitrite is then converted to nitric oxide by bacteria in our gut. Nitric oxide is a vasodilator that reduces blood pressure and improves blood flow throughout the body by relaxing the lining of our arteries.
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Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RDN, FAND
Less Waste
Celery juice is one easy way to use up your fridge-full of fruit and vegetables without having to worry about them going bad. Juicing allows you to get a lot of nutrition quickly but don’t throw out the pulp! While the majority of the nutrition is in the juice, the leftover pulp contains all the fiber. Save it for homemade crackers, pasta sauce, soups and stews
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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Digestive Support
In addition to the antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds in celery juice that help protect the digestive tract, celery also contains pectin-based polysaccharides that have appeared to help better control levels of stomach secretions that help us digest our food and extract nutrients
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Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Low Calorie
At 10 calories a stalk, celery is low in calories, high in nutrition and is one veggie that may help aid weight loss. Celery also has a low glycemic index meaning it has a slow and steady effect on blood sugar, preventing those spikes and dips in energy
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Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Exercise Performance
The sodium nitrate in celery is a natural ergogenic aid. Research shows consuming dietary nitrates from celery can enhance exercise performance by increasing blood flow in “fast twitch” muscles that enable powerful bursts of movement for activities like sprinting.
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Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RDN, FAND
Flavor
Celery can vary in taste, texture, sweetness and nutrition. I am partial to Dandy’s celery, which has been developed to be sweeter, crispier and have fewer strings than other celerys. In fact, Dandy even has three PhDs on staff whose job is to work with Mother Nature to continue making celery taste this good.
Because celery juice is mild in taste, it’s the perfect base for different flavor profiles. Get creative with different fruit and veggies while sill reaping the benefits of fresh-juiced celery.
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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Anti-Inflammatory
Celery is great source of phytonutrient antioxidants that offer anti-inflammatory benefits. Antioxidants have the ability to help combat free-radical damage that contributes to inflammation. They help protect cells, blood vessels and organs from oxidative damage. Chronic oxidative stress and inflammation are risk factors for development of many cancer types and cardiovascular diseases.
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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Mia Syn, MS, RDN
Insulin Sensitivity
Emerging research suggests that dietary nitrates may also improve insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese adults with metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.
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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RDN, FAND
Dandy® Celery is naturally sweeter and has fewer strings compared to other brands. We pick our celery and pack it the same day so it's at the peak of freshness. In fact – "fresh" is literally our middle name! With almost 185 years of celery research behind our celery, you can feel confident choosing Dandy® Fresh.
Add celery to a juicer (or blender – just cut stalk into 1-inch pieces and strain the pulp with a cheese cloth or fine mesh strainer!).
Juice the celery and add your favorite fruits (apples, pears or blueberries) or vegetables (carrots) for added flavor and nutrition. Searching for pairing options? Keep reading below!
Don't waste the pulp! Did you know that you could use it as a face mask or soup thickener? It's true!
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