Ugli Fruit

Ugli Fruit

Ugli fruit are actually Jamaican Tangelos. This hybrid citrus is not as popular as it should be considering how tasty they are and the benefits that are possible by adding some to your diet. Juicing them is simple and delicious.

Ugli history

Ugli fruit is a fairly new addition to the fruit family, it came about when Oranges and tangerines were bred together in the wild, they were first discovered in Jamaica and that is where most of the Ugli fruit grow today. Jamaican tangelos also grow in the USA, Australia and New zealand,

 They aren’t very pretty, which is where the name comes from. They are slightly larger than grapefruits, but they have green blemishes on their rough, wrinkled skin. They might not be much to look at, but these juicy fruits are sweet, fragrant, and great for you.

The Benefits

Ugli fruit contain the large amounts of fiber, Vitamin C, and other nutrients and enzymes. The combination of all of these makes it a powerful tool in your health improvement artillery. In general, though, you can expect to:

-Lower blood pressure

-Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease

-Help maintain a healthy immune system

-Help improve the  health of you gums

-Helps prevent kidney stone formation

-Improves the skin

-Reduce your risk of cancer

-Reduces hypertension

The Juice

-Why?

Juicing is simply the best way to improve your health regimen. The taste can vary greatly from fruit to fruit, though, and you never know quite what to expect. In order to make it easier on you, blend several fruit and vegetable juices together to make it easy to get all of the nutrients, without having to eat mountains of produce

Juicing also releases all of the nutrients in a way that your body can actually process them. The fiber content will cleanse your body, but when you eat them on their own, you might pass the nutrients before you absorb them. Juicing them makes that problem a thing of the past.

-Choosing Your Ugli Fruit

When you pick your Ugli fruit, you should make sure that the blemishes on it have turned orange. That color change means that you’ve found a perfectly ripe one. You can’t use the usual signs with Ugli fruit because of the already strange appearance.

-Tips For Juicing

-Always wash the Ugli fruit properly.

-Make sure to run the pulp through a second time if it still feels damp. You want to get as many nutrients out of it as possible.

-Blend it with other fruits if you don’t like the taste.

-Use a plastic bag to catch the pulp. Cleanup is much easier when you don’t have to clean the pulp bucket.

-What Should You Mix Ugli Fruit With?

-Bananas

-Cranberries

-Pineapples

-Limes

-Grapefruit

Getting Started with juicing

This is just the basics. There is a lot more information on juicing and the Ugli fruit out there and on this site, but if you want to go for it and start seeing benefits, this is all you need to know.

A good juicing diet relies on variety and Ugli fruit is a great way to get just that.