Is it ok to drink juice froth.

[barefootjuicer]

I hate to waste it but I feel like it makes bloated. Anyone here drink the froth? Is there any danger in drinking it?

[MysticTree]

I don't think there is a specific danger but it isn't very nice and it's mostly air so it's not such a waste as you might think - maybe only a few teaspoons worth over a large quantity.

[Supa]

If you put it in a container/bottle in the fridge the foam will collapse after short amount of time.

[Aleesha Sattva]

it's just air LOL

i loooooove pineapple froth. it's like dessert for me when i'm fasting. mmmm yummmmmmmmy

[Arky]

I hate to waste it but I feel like it makes bloated. Anyone here drink the froth? Is there any danger in drinking it?

This question is actually a little deeper and more interesting than it first appears.


The fast answer would be that the froth is not fundamentally different from the juice, other than perhaps being more oxidized than the rest of the juice.

However, with certain fruits and vegetables, there is more to it than this. Many contain fractions of essential oils and these can be significant, not only in terms of their medicinal or nutritive actions upon human physiology, but also, sometimes, in terms of their degree of digestibility or one's relative intolerance to them. Citrus (especially the coloured, outermost, part of the peel), for example, contains oils which can be difficult for some people to digest or metabolise; sometimes even toxic to some degree. In the case of citrus peel oils, these can, if consumed with sufficient frequency or quantity, lead to photosensitization of one's skin (sensitivity to sunlight), a phenomenon not dissimilar to the effects of consuming excessive buckwheat sprouts.

Parsley, when juiced, will have a fatty layer in the juice, sometimes above, sometimes below. Wheat/rye/barley grasses, when healthily grown, will have considerable fat content to the juice, too.

There are many other examples, but the point is that it very much depends on the specific produce being juiced, as to whether the froth may contain beneficial elements, or perhaps elements which may be awkward for some people to digest.

Similar considerations, in terms of efficacy of medicinal effects upon human physiology, also apply to herbal preparations, be they powder concentrates or tinctures. Herbal powder concentrates, for example, are commercially produced in significant quantities for the TCM market, particularly by specialist manufacturers in Taiwan. If you care to look into their production processes, you will soon find that they take very specific steps to 'save' the essential oil fractions of the herbs, at the beginning of the processing, and then add them back in to the concentrate later on. This is absolutely critical in order to ensure the efficacy of the finished concentrate, even though the essential oil fraction of many herbs is so tiny as to be invisible to the human eye.


Returning to the cereal grass juice part of this discussion, I have observed that the wheat/rye/barley grass I grow during the winter months (which, owing to less intense sunlight, and reduced ambient temperature, grows more slowly) definitely contains a greater proportion of fat than summer-grown. The difference is very obvious in the juice, where the fat will tend to form a thick layer on the surface of the juice.


In short, then, I would suggest you make an effort to learn specifically which juice froths you find troublesome to digest, and that you endeavour to consume the froths of other juices you do find acceptable to digest, so that you don't miss out on any beneficial essential oil fractions unless absolutely necessary.

It's not something to make a big deal about, but equally, it's good to ensure one attains maximum benefits out of expensive produce (and herbs), wherever and whenever possible.


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[barefootjuicer]

I did an experiment and it wasn't the froth from the juice that made me feel bloated. The problem was that I was drinking my juice right after lunch which caused my bloating. Now I just on an empty stomach and I feel fine. Thank you for all your responses.

[MysticTree]

I did an experiment and it wasn't the froth from the juice that made me feel bloated. The problem was that I was drinking my juice right after lunch which caused my bloating. Now I just on an empty stomach and I feel fine. Thank you for all your responses.

aha :) Mystery solved :)

[Arky]

I did an experiment and it wasn't the froth from the juice that made me feel bloated. The problem was that I was drinking my juice right after lunch which caused my bloating. Now I just on an empty stomach and I feel fine. Thank you for all your responses.

This would lead me to question whether you are properly ensalivating each mouthful of juice before swallowing it. My guess is that, like most people (I've been guilty of it myself, in the early days), you're tending to just drink it down like you would a glass of water. Vegetable juices contain starches which should be thoroughly mixed, in the mouth, with salivary amylase before swallowing.

[barefootjuicer]

Lol, your right I tend to just chug my juice. I read that when you have a centrifugal juicer you must down It immediately. From now on I'll thoroughly mix it in my mouth before swallowing it. Thank you for the tip.

[Supa]

I sip and swirl my green juice all around but I try to channel the sweeter or more acidic drinks like fruit, kombucha, or acv just on my tongue to avoid contact with tooth enamel.