Celery
What Is Celery Juice? The Complete Guide
Celery juice went from health-shop curiosity to one of the most searched drinks going. Here's what it actually is, what's in it, how it's made and when people drink it, without the hype, so you can decide whether it's worth a place in your routine.
What Celery Juice Actually Is
Celery juice is exactly what it sounds like: the liquid pressed from raw celery stalks, with the fibre left behind. Pure celery juice is pale green, light and savoury, closer to a fresh vegetable than a sweet fruit juice. Because celery is mostly water, a bunch of stalks yields a surprising amount of juice and that juice carries the plant's water-soluble nutrients and natural minerals in an easy-to-drink form.
There's a real difference between cold-pressed and blended. Cold-pressing squeezes the juice out slowly without heat and separates it cleanly from the pulp, which is why proper celery juice is smooth rather than thick. Blending keeps the fibre, so you get more of a green smoothie than a juice. When people talk about celery juice as a morning ritual, they usually mean the cold-pressed, fibre-free kind.
What Celery Juice Contains
Celery is around 95% water, so celery juice is genuinely hydrating. Beyond the water, it carries a modest but useful spread of nutrients and plant compounds:
| What | In celery juice |
|---|---|
| Water | Roughly 95% of celery, so the juice is very hydrating |
| Vitamin K | Celery is a natural source |
| Potassium and folate | Present in useful amounts |
| Vitamin C | Some, alongside other antioxidants |
| Natural sodium | Celery has a little naturally, part of its savoury taste |
| Plant compounds | Flavonoids such as apigenin and luteolin |
Those plant compounds are the part researchers have looked at most. Studies on apigenin and luteolin, the flavonoids found in celery, have explored antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity at the compound level, though most of that work is early and uses concentrations well beyond a glass of juice. It's genuinely interesting, but worth reading as research on the compounds rather than a promise about the drink. Do your own reading and form your own view.
Is Celery Juice Good for You?
As part of a varied diet, a glass of celery juice is a light, hydrating way to get more vegetables in, especially for people who find it easier to drink their greens than eat them. It's low in sugar compared with fruit juice, which is part of why it suits a morning routine. What it isn't is a cure-all or a detox: your liver and kidneys handle that themselves and no juice speeds it up. Treat it as a genuinely useful habit rather than a magic one and you're on the right track. There's a fuller breakdown in celery juice benefits.
How Celery Juice Is Made
At home you can make it in a juicer, which gives you clean, fibre-free juice, or in a blender and then strain it through a nut-milk bag or fine sieve. It takes a fair bit of celery and a fair bit of washing up and the juice starts to lose its fresh character within a day or two in the fridge. If you'd rather skip the faff, we cold-press ours and freeze it fresh, so it keeps for months and you defrost a bottle when you want it. Either way, the full method is in how to make celery juice.
When People Drink It
The classic approach is first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, before food or coffee, largely because it's an easy habit to keep and starts the day with something hydrating and green. There's nothing magic about the timing, it's more about consistency than the clock, but plenty of people find the morning slot the easiest to stick to. There's more on this in the best time to drink celery juice.
Our Celery Juice
Cold-pressed from raw celery, nothing added, frozen fresh and delivered across the UK. Defrost the night before and drink:
Frequently Asked
What does celery juice taste like?
Light, fresh and savoury, with a slightly salty edge from celery's natural sodium. Pure celery juice is greener and less sweet than fruit juice. If that's a lot to start with, a blend like Celery Twist softens it with apple and cucumber.
Is celery juice actually good for you?
As part of a varied diet, yes, it's a hydrating, low-sugar way to get more vegetables in. Just treat it as a useful habit rather than a cure-all. It won't detox you, your body already does that itself.
Cold-pressed or blended, does it matter?
Cold-pressed gives you smooth, fibre-free juice, which is what most people mean by celery juice. Blended keeps the fibre and drinks more like a smoothie. Both are fine, they're just different drinks.
When should I drink it?
Most people go for first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, mainly because it's an easy habit to keep. There's nothing magic about the timing, consistency matters more than the clock.
How much celery juice should I drink?
A 250ml glass a day is a common, sensible amount. There's no need to drink litres of it. If you're new to it, start smaller and build up as you find your taste for it.
Can I buy celery juice instead of making it?
Yes. Making it at home takes a lot of celery and a lot of washing up and fresh juice doesn't keep long. We cold-press ours and freeze it fresh, so you defrost a bottle when you want one.
The Bottom Line
Celery juice is pressed raw celery: light, savoury, mostly water, low in sugar and carrying a modest spread of nutrients and plant compounds. It's a genuinely useful, hydrating way to get more vegetables in, best treated as a steady habit rather than a miracle. Cold-pressed and fibre-free is the version most people mean and whether you make it or buy it, consistency is what counts.
Want to go deeper? Start with celery juice benefits, or browse everything in the celery hub.
Where to Start
Browse all of it in the celery juice shop, or go straight to Daily Celery Juice, Celery Twist or the 7-Day Celery Cleanse.
Related reading
- Celery juice benefits
- How to make celery juice
- The best time to drink celery juice
- How to do a celery juice cleanse
- Celery juice side effects
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