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Carrots
7.5best for drink1 cup : 1 cup
Sweeter, closest root veggie swap
7.5
parsnips substitute
for drink.
Cold-pressed parsnip juice yields about 65ml per 100g of root and carries roughly 7° Brix when juiced from peak winter stock. Its sweetness pairs with apple, ginger, and lemon at a 4:2:1:1 ratio for a balanced shrub or cocktail mixer. Pulp will settle in fifteen minutes; shake vigorously or fine-strain through 100-micron mesh, and consume within forty-eight hours refrigerated since polyphenol oxidase will brown the juice past that window.
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Carrot juice cold-pressed yields 70ml per 100g and 9° Brix — slightly more juice and sweeter than parsnip. Pair with ginger, lemon, and apple at a 4:1:1:2 ratio for a balanced drink. Pulp settles in eight minutes; shake or fine-strain through 100-micron mesh. Refrigerate; consume within forty-eight hours since polyphenol oxidase oxidizes the carotenoids past that window.
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Potatoes
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Slightly sweet, mash or roast same as potato
10.0
adjustment for drink
Potato juice is rarely used as a beverage base; raw potato contains glycoalkaloids and resistant starch that cause digestive distress. If using, limit to 30ml in a 250ml drink mixed with apple, lemon, and ginger to mask the starch flavor. Cooked potato can be blended into smoothies but must be cooled below 40°F for safe consumption.
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Sweet Potato
8.01 cup : 1 cup
Naturally sweet when roasted, similar texture
8.0
adjustment for drink
Sweet potato juice yields 60ml per 100g and 8° Brix; pulp it raw and strain. Pair with lime, ginger, and turmeric at a 5:1:1:0.5 ratio for a nutrient-dense drink. Pulp settles in twelve minutes; shake or strain through 100-micron mesh. Refrigerate and consume within forty-eight hours; starch settling thickens the bottom layer past that point.
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Beets
7.51 cup : 1 cup
Sweet and earthy when roasted; lighter color
7.5
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Beet juice yields 60ml per 100g and 11° Brix — sweeter and more deeply pigmented than parsnip. Pair with apple, lemon, and ginger at a 3:2:1:1 ratio. Pulp settles fast (six minutes); shake or fine-strain. Refrigerate and consume within forty-eight hours; the pigment intensity stays vivid in cocktails like a beet shrub even up to seventy-two hours.
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Salsify
7.51 cup : 1 cup
Oyster plant has similar earthy sweet flavor
7.5
adjustment for this dish
Salsify juice browns within two minutes of pressing; juice into a vessel containing 1 teaspoon lemon juice per 100ml extracted. Yields about 55ml per 100g at 6° Brix. Pair with apple, ginger, and lemon at a 4:1:1:1 ratio. Refrigerate and consume within twenty-four hours since enzymatic browning continues even with lemon protection.
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Cauliflower
6.71 cup : 1 cup
Sweeter flavor, works mashed or in gratins
6.7
adjustment for this dish
Cauliflower juice cold-pressed yields about 50ml per 100g and only 4° Brix — much less sweet than parsnip's 7°. Pair with apple, lemon, ginger, and honey at a 3:2:1:1:1 ratio for drinkable balance. Pulp settles quickly (five minutes); strain twice through 100-micron mesh. Sulfur notes intensify past twenty-four hours refrigerated; consume same day.
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Kohlrabi
5.01 cup : 1 cup
Mild and crisp, works roasted or in soups
5.0
adjustment for this dish
Kohlrabi juice yields 65ml per 100g at 5° Brix — milder and less sweet than parsnip. Pair with apple, lime, ginger, and mint at a 4:1:1:0.5:0.5 ratio for a refreshing drink. Pulp settles in ten minutes; shake or strain through 100-micron mesh. Refrigerate and consume within thirty-six hours; brassica notes can intensify past that window.
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Plantain
5.01 cup : 1 cup
Slice and fry, sweet when caramelized
5.0
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Turnips
7.51 cup : 1 cup
Earthy and mild, great roasted
7.5