Vegetable juice is a popular drink all over the world. Vegetable juice is an alternative to fruit juice and is usually healthier, given that it contains less sugar. Most commercial brands do however contain a large amount of sodium. Juice is the liquid naturally contained in plants. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sodium, Na, 11 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 3, s Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 22. ...

If making vegetable juice at home, a juicer that can process vegetables will be needed. Unlike a citrus juicer or a blender, which are often used for making fruit juices, these types of juicers are considerably more complex, either employing a slow-geared grinding mechanism or a unit powered by centrifigal force to yield the juice. They also can be laborious to clean. However, if you are more health-conscious, using a blender is prefered because you will be able to keep all of the fibers and nuturients from the vegetables.

Vegetable juice cannot be made from every vegetable, unlike fruit juices which can be made from almost any edible fruit. Vegetable juices are usually made from carrots, beets, pumpkin, and tomatoes (the latter two are actually fruit but are commonly referred to as vegetables) Other popular items in vegetable juices are parsely, dandelion greens, kale, celery, cucumbers and sometimes, lemon, garlic and ginger--which some people add for medicinal purposes. Binomial name Daucus carota L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Binomial name Beta vulgaris L. The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the coasts of western and southern Europe, from southern Sweden and the British Isles south to the Mediterranean Sea. ... Pumpkins Pumpkin attached to a stalk A pumpkin is a squash fruit, usually orange in colour when ripe. ... Look up Tomato in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Species Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Species See text A dandelion is a short plant, usually with a yellow flower head and notched leaves. ... Curly kale Kale is a form of cabbage (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group) in which the central leaves do not form a head. ... Binomial name Apium graveolens L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ... Binomial nomenclature Cucumis sativus Ref: ITIS 22364 The cucumber is the edible fruit of the cucumber plant Cucumis sativus, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, as do melons and squash. ... Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Binomial name Allium sativum L. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a perennial plant in the family Alliaceae and genus Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek. ... Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Though called a root, it is actually the rhizome of the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale. ...

In Oriental cultures, mainly Chinese culture, Dioscorea opposita (known to some as Shanyao or Nagaimo) is also used for vegetable juices. They are used quite sparingly, however, for many Chinese consider Dioscorea opposita to be a medicine rather than a vegetable. Dioscorea opposita has played a major role in Chinese medicine, and it is an exceptional plant in the yam family. It does not require cooking before consumption. This is the current collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... Segment of a Dioscorea opposita tuber Grated Dioscorea opposita (Japanese tororo) Tororo udon Dioscorea opposita (also Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea japonica, Dioscorea polystachya, Dioscorea oppositifolia, nagaimo, yamaimo, Chinese yam, Japanese mountain yam, Korean yam) is a type of yam (Dioscoreaceae) that may be eaten raw. ...

Cucumber, Celery & Apple

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (547x800, 369 KB) Cucumber, celery & apple juice Michelle Reaves, photographer http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (547x800, 369 KB) Cucumber, celery & apple juice Michelle Reaves, photographer http://www. ...

See also

• carrot juice
• tomato juice
• turnip juice
• V8 (beverage)