Oxidation of Wheatgrass Juice

Does putting ice cubes in the blender help reduce the oxidation of wheatgrass juice, and thus have maximum nutrients remain intact?


Eryn's Reply: As you know, when your fresh squeezed wheatgrass juice is exposed to oxygen, oxidation immediately occurs which starts decreasing the enzymes and vitamins within your wheatgrass juice.

It is optimum to drink your fresh squeezed wheatgrass juice right away to receive the most nutrition.

The exact rate of oxidation is determined by oxygen exposure, temperature, plus other factors.

So the question is, what temperature is your blended wheatgrass juice without the ice? Then what is the temperature of your blended wheatgrass juice with the added ice? Is there a significant difference in temperature? How much does this difference in temperature (over that one minute or so of blending - depending on the strength of your blender) slow down the rate of oxidation?

Unfortunately, I do not know if this difference in temperature for that one minute or so time frame, would slow down oxidation of your wheatgrass juice.

I certainly don't believe you can make the rate of oxidation any worse by adding the ice cubes. And just perhaps, you will experience slightly less oxidation, thus preserving slightly more nutrients. That would be my personal opinion.

I too used the wheatgrass blender method, until I knew I wanted to have wheatgrass juice be a part of my life and then invested in the Hurricane Manual Wheatgrass juicer. Here is my Hurricane juicer demonstration.

Since I used to use the blended wheatgrass method, I know I certainly felt the effects of consuming the wheatgrass juice that was blended and then strained. I am just grateful my blender held up.

Great question on wheatgrass juice oxidation, and maybe there are some scientists out there that can add their further insight.


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