All The Secrets You Don't Already
Know About Mangosteen Juice!
Mangosteen juice is the juice derived from mangosteen berries which intern are grown on mangosteen vines or bushes. Many people haven't even heard of mangosteen juice, let alone the amazing nutritional benefits it provides. Most mangosteen juice comes from South East Asia where the climate is warm enough to supply mangosteen trees with sufficient energy.
Generally the best time for mangosteen to be picked is during the middle of summer. This is the time they begin to drop onto the ground and as soon as the first berry falls, the local people begin picking.
Unfortunately mangosteen berry do not last a great deal of time and can go off within a matter of a few days, therefore the best option is the either make mangosteen juice and store it in the fridge or freeze the berries so they can last a lot longer. Many people believe that if they pick their mangosteen berries before they are meant to, they will last a little longer, however this is not the best option as these immature berries will not contain alot of the goodness that the ripe ones will have.
To get your hands on fresh mangosteen, you have to go where it grows or pay a hefty price for a frozen mangosteen. There's a story that one high-end hotel had a crate of frozen mangosteens shipped to them, and sold them as a menu item for around $100 each for a plum sized fruit.
You can still get the health benefits of mangosteen by drinking mangosteen juice. This juice is made by pulping the entire fruit, straining it and pasteurizing the juice. It's important to get juice that is made from the entire fruit, because most of the health benefits are in the hull... more>>>