Origin of the turmeric shot
Turmeric is a spice that has been used for thousands of years in traditional medicine and Asian cuisine. Turmeric is a widely used ingredient in, for example, a curry or soup. These days, using turmeric as a flavouring for turmeric tea or a turmeric shot is becoming increasingly popular. Turmeric originally comes from South Asia, but is now grown worldwide. Turmeric is valued for its distinctive flavour and many health benefits. Turmeric is the root of the plant and belongs to the ginger family. Just like turmeric, ginger is known for its healthy properties.
Read all about ginger and turmeric here!
Health benefits of a turmeric shot
Turmeric is often used to add flavour and colour to Asian curries and soups. But it can also serve as the base for a healthy, zingy shot. Turmeric has been known for centuries as a source of various health benefits. The active compound in turmeric is curcumin, which has several powerful properties. That’s why a turmeric shot can offer various health benefits, namely:
- Turmeric is naturally anti-inflammatory
- Turmeric contains lots of antioxidants
- Turmeric can be good for the skin
- Turmeric can be good for digestion
- Turmeric can help against arthritis
- Turmeric could lower the risk of cardiovascular disease
- Turmeric can work against depression
- Turmeric can help against cancer
- Turmeric is said to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.
How do you make a turmeric shot?
What you need
- Fresh turmeric root (about 100 grams)
- 1 lemon
- Water or fruit juice (optional)
- Method
Method
- Peel the turmeric and grate it finely.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon and add it to the grated turmeric.
- Strain the liquid to remove any pieces of turmeric.
- Pour it into a bottle and keep it in the fridge.
- Shake the bottle well before use; you can drink the turmeric shot straight after making it.
If you find the flavour too strong, you can dilute it with a little water or fruit juice. Of course, you want to keep your turmeric shot as pure as possible and limit your sugar intake. That’s why we recommend using our concentrated turmeric juice. It consists of pure turmeric juice with a little lemon juice, without any added sugar or water, for example. Unlike other turmeric drinks, which often add sugar or contain just a little turmeric with lots of apple juice.
Tip: Add a pinch of black pepper to your fresh turmeric shot to increase the absorption of curcumin!
Go Now turmeric shot vs. turmeric juice
With our pure, organic turmeric juice, you no longer need to press fresh turmeric yourself; you can simply make your own warming turmeric shot. Without any additions such as sugar or water. Read more about organic versus conventional farming here. If you find the taste of pure turmeric juice too intense, you can always make your own mix with other fruit juices.
As well as pure turmeric juice, our range also includes a mandarin turmeric shot. This powerful shot is made from 15% turmeric and 85% mandarin. This lets you enjoy the fruity flavour of mandarin and the mildly bitter flavour of turmeric at their best. The answer for a healthy, quick turmeric shot!
How often should you take a turmeric shot?
How many turmeric shots you take depends on your personal needs. In general, it is recommended to take one turmeric shot of about 30-40 millilitres a day; at this amount you can already experience the health benefits. Above all, it’s important to listen to your body. So start with 1 shot a day, and if you feel good on that, you can always take more shots.
How do you store a turmeric shot?
Turmeric shots should be kept in the fridge to preserve their freshness and flavour. Once opened, our juices keep for about 3 weeks and should be stored in the fridge. Unopened, the juices keep for at least a year. If you want to keep your turmeric shot for longer, you can pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze it. When you want to take a shot, just thaw an ice cube and drink it.
Where can you buy turmeric shots?
You can buy turmeric shots in the supermarket or at a specialist shop, or make them yourself. However, many supermarket turmeric shots contain only a small amount of turmeric and often have sugars and other additives mixed in. All our juices are free from added sugars and water. That way you can always count on a pure turmeric or a mandarin turmeric shot.
Customer experiences
Lots of customers enjoy our turmeric shots every day. They describe the ginger shots as “nice and spicy” and “really pure”.
“Ginger and turmeric juices are nice and spicy and warming for the stomach”
Tetyana Sklyarova
“Fast delivery, incredibly customer-friendly. Go Now’s products are pure, contain no sugar and are more versatile. The combinations of ginger with mandarin and turmeric with mandarin are also really tasty. A healthy recommendation.”
Willy Michels
“100 percent organic! Really great! Turmeric is always quite a hassle to prepare, so this is ideal. Also really nice that they offer different bottles / flavours. Neatly delivered the next day too, in short: TOP!”
Kuni Blank
