Light, crunchy, refreshing as a salad ingredient, the high water content of the cucumber lends itself perfectly to juicing.
Cucumber works well as a lightener in juices dominated by heavier vegetables or can feature as a vegetable note in a predominantly fruit-based juice.
Yet it's not just the cucumber's lightness and juiciness that makes it a worthy juicing staple, it's also packed full of vegetable goodness.
The silica in cucumbers is said to be great for the skin - hence all of those cliched pictures of people sporting cleansing face masks with cucumbers on their eyes.
Cucumbers are also a fairly good source of fibre, consuming them in a smoothie makes
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Cucumbers - Health Benefits:
[unordered_list style="green-dot"]- High in potassium and magnesium - good for soothing tired or irritated skin
- Silica in cucumbers helps maintain skin elasticity as we age
- An easy light way to get more fibre in our bodies, thereby improving digestive health
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