Tips for Storing Your Juice or Smoothies

It’s really exciting when you decide to make your first homemade juice or smoothies. 
The thought of being able to it back and drink a nearly magical drink probably colors 
your mind with a vision of a pleasurable day by a pool, or near a garden gazebo. In your 
mind’s eye, you reach for your juice and realize that your juice isn’t there in your 
imagination, because you have no idea where or how you keep it. To prevent this 
potentially disappointing situation, this article will share a few tips for storing your juice 
or smoothies. 

Keep Juice in An Opaque Container 

When juice is made, many of the important nutrients can be destroyed simply by being 
exposed to light. Containers that are colored in a way that doesn’t let as much light in 
can help slow this process down. What would be even better, would be for the container 
to be completely sold as to let basically no light in at all. The less you expose your 
freshly made juice to elements, the longer it will stay delicious and retain its vitamin 
content. There are also metal containers that you can use for this purpose. 

Air Free Environment

When juice is being manufactured, the typical way it’s kept as fresh as possible is for 
the manufacturer to remove the air from the containers. When no air is present, juice 
can last much longer than when the juice is allowed to sit in an oxygenated 
environment. There are machine that you can buy that will allow you to store your juice 
in specially made, airtight containers. That will reduce waste, and help you with 
preparation, thus saving you both time and money. 

Freeze Your Juice for Longer Life

One of the simplest tricks you can do, is to just freeze your juice. When juice is frozen, it 
helps the juice to retain many of the nutrients. If you store your juice in an airtight 
container, that improves the freshness as well as the taste of the juice when you decide 
to serve it in the future. When you feel ready to use your juice, it can be left out on the 
counter for faster thawing or kept in the refrigerator. 

Add Lemon

The acids in lemon can also help a great deal because they limit the amount of bacteria 
that can be present. Citric acid is often used as a preservative, and has been in use for 
over 100 years. 
