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The Natural Goodness of Unfiltered Apple Juice!

1. Rich in Nutrients:

Unfiltered apple juice retains more of the apple’s natural nutrients compared to its clear counterpart. You’re getting a good dose of vitamins like Vitamin C, which boosts your immune system, and Vitamin A, which is great for vision and skin health.

2. High in Antioxidants:

Apples, especially when unfiltered, contain antioxidants like quercetin and catechin. These compounds help fight oxidative stress, which can lead to chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer.

3. Fiber Content:

While juice generally has less fiber than whole fruit, unfiltered juice might still contain some pulp, providing a bit of dietary fiber which aids digestion and helps maintain bowel health.

4. Natural Sugars:

The sugars in pure apple juice are fructose, which, when consumed in moderation, doesn’t spike blood sugar levels as rapidly as processed sugars. This makes it a better option for those watching their blood sugar, though still in moderation.

5. Hydration:

It’s a tasty way to stay hydrated. While water is essential, getting fluids through fruits or their juices can be more appealing and comes with added benefits.

6. No Additives:

Without preservatives, you’re avoiding potentially harmful chemicals. This means no sulfites or other preservatives that some people might be sensitive to.

7. Gut Health:

Apples contain pectin, a type of fiber that acts as a prebiotic, feeding the good bacteria in your gut, which is crucial for overall health, including mental health.

8. Heart Health:

Studies suggest that compounds in apples can help reduce cholesterol levels, particularly LDL (the ‘bad’ cholesterol), which can lower the risk of heart disease.

9. Weight Management:

While juice isn’t as filling as whole fruit, the natural sugars and fiber can provide a quick energy boost without the crash associated with refined sugars, potentially helping with energy management and weight control when part of a balanced diet.

10. Taste and Enjoyment:

Let’s not forget, it tastes great! Enjoying what you eat or drink is part of a healthy relationship with food.

How to Enjoy It:

• Drink it in moderation. Even natural sugars should be consumed mindfully.
• Consider diluting it with water if you’re concerned about sugar intake.
• Use it in smoothies with other fruits or vegetables to increase nutrient diversity.

Conclusion:

Unfiltered, pure apple juice without added sugars or preservatives is like sipping on nature’s own vitamin-packed, antioxidant-rich drink. It’s a treat that’s good for you, provided you enjoy it as part of a varied diet. Remember, while it’s healthier than many alternatives, whole fruits are still preferable for maximum health benefits due to their higher fiber content. But when you want something a bit different, or need a quick energy boost, this juice is a fantastic choice.

Have you tried unfiltered pure apple juice from our Tons Valley yet?

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Long White Harshil is considered the tastiest by the local community. It is highly prized for being easy to cook, forming a very yummy gravy. It is usually cooked with some red rajma variety so that the gravy gets color.

Long Red Chitra is is highly prized for offering the perfect balance of color and taste. It is easy to cook, forming a very good gravy. Mixing 25% white elevates taste or mixing 25% pure red gives a richer color.

Long Red Capsule is the classic variety of rajma. It gives the most intense colour when cooked. It is slightly harder cook and needs a thorough overnight soaking. It is recommended that it is cooked with some white or chitra rajma for the best tasting gravy.

Small Red Capsule is a ‘daily use’ variety of rajma. It gives good colour when cooked. It is slightly harder cook and needs a thorough overnight soaking. This rajma is often cooked with 30% of another dal like kulath, dhoulash or toor, or with 20% white rajma.

Mixed Rajma happens when farmers sow different types of rajma in the same field. Often they sow seeds in proportions so that they get the best blend of harvest quantity, taste and color. Every bag of mixed rajma has a unique random identity that has been given to it by the farmer. Predominantly, you can expect it to contain 25% White, 25% Chitra, 25% Red and rest all other colors, but do note these numbers are never exact. Mixed rajma is often sold by farmers who don’t have capacity to sort them or they have an urgent need for money. We are selling this rajma as it is, because we feel there is a certain uniqueness in this randomness, no two batches of this rajma will ever taste the same!

Did you know that apples produce their own wax?

 This wax is commonly referred to as “bloom” and appears as a white coating on the apples.

This natural coating helps to preserve the fruit during the growing process .

The bloom, or natural wax coating is usually removed when the apples are washed during the picking and packaging process. But since an apple is a living thing till its eaten, the fruit continues to produce wax as part of its ripening process till it perishes.

Many other fruits produce wax such as plums, pears, etc. The natural wax produced by the apple serves several vital roles.

Natural wax helps the apples resist moisture loss; enhances the fruit firmness, and slows down the natural degradation of the apples.

Remember, apples are alive even after they are picked and will continue to live, provided they have sufficient resources and an acceptable environment.

The waxy coating can appear milky sometimes, but if you rub it gently, you can actually get it to it shine. The natural wax on the fruit of the apple contains about fifty individual components belonging to at least half a dozen chemical groups. The major cyclic component of apple fruit wax is called ursolic acid and is highly water-repellent.

Is it safe to eat the natural wax?

YES

How do we know it’s safe?

One point to note about waxes is that they are indigestible by humans. Humans do not have the ability to break down waxes and absorb their various components. Waxes simply pass through our digestive systems untouched. There are many more types of natural waxes out there produced by various plants and animals such as beeswax produced by honeybees, bayberry wax produced from the surface wax of the fruits of the bayberry bush, soy wax produced from soybean oil, etc. All of them are harmless and simply excreted by humans.

Lots of major commercial apple growers and marketers apply an additional edible commercial wax on top of the natural wax to help preserve apples for longer in industrial cold storage sites. This edible commercial wax, is poisonous if it is some cheap grade wax.

Our apples are plucked, packed and sent straight from the orchard, thus they only have natural wax. Just rinse our apples under tap water and bite into them to enjoy their juicy, crispiness without worry!

We have apples available in 4 sizes on our website

ALL APPLES TASTE THE SAME REGARDLESS OF SIZE.

Kindly support apple farmers by spreading your order across all the sizes. Farmers need to sell apples of all sizes!