3 Ways Ginger Carrot Juice Benefits Your Health

Fruits and vegetables should form the foundation of a healthful diet, but only one in 10 adults eats the recommended amount of fruits and veggies each day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Drinking 100 percent juice, such as ginger carrot juice, as part of a balanced diet can help you boost your fruit and vegetable intake. A serving of carrot ginger juice — made from 4 ounces of fresh carrot juice and 2 ounces of fresh ginger juice — contains around 60 calories and plenty of nutrients.

Read all about ginger carrot juice benefits and how it could fit as a part of a healthy lifestyle.

Carrot and ginger juice has a beneficial effect on your immune system thanks to its supply of vitamins A and C.

Vitamin A supports your immune health, according to Oregon State University Linus Pauling Institute. Just 4 ounces of carrot juice packs 125 percent of your Daily Value (DV) of vitamin A, per the USDA.

And 4 ounces of carrot juice packs 11 percent of your DV of vitamin C while 4 ounces of fresh ginger contains 6 percent of your DV. Vitamin C helps you produce white blood cells and protects these cells from damage, per Oregon State University.

Carrot ginger juice benefits the skin, too. The vitamin C found in the juice helps boost collagen production, a process needed for wound healing as well as to keep your skin strong, per Oregon State University.

A 4-ounce serving of carrot juice also contains 9 percent of your DV for vitamin E, an antioxidant that prevents free radical damage from the sun's rays or pollution, according to Oregon State University. Vitamin E regulates skin inflammation and can help reduce fluid buildup and swelling in your skin.

Carrot ginger juice also benefits your cardiovascular health. Taking 2 grams of ginger powder a day was observed to lower fasting blood sugar, apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A-I and malondialdehyde (MDA) — which are all risk factors for heart disease — in people with type 2 diabetes, per a 2015 ​Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research​ study.

The vitamin C in ginger carrot juice also contributes to these beneficial effects, as the nutrient is associated with lower risks of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, according to Oregon State University.

Ginger juice on its own can be bitter and spicy, so you'll often find it mixed with sweeter juices, like carrot or apple juice.

However, ginger boasts many potential benefits whether you consume it on its own or with another juice. Fresh ginger juice's health benefits, according to Harvard Health Publishing, include:

• It's anti-inflammatory
• It's linked to helping manage arthritis symptoms
• It's linked to supporting immune health

It also contains beneficial nutrients, including:

• Fiber
• Vitamin C
• Copper
• Iron
• Potassium
• Magnesium
• Zinc