Celery powder is typically made from fresh celery or celery juice through spray drying, freeze-drying, or low-temperature dehydration. Celery powder is mainly used as an ingredient in health drinks. Many people are accustomed to drinking celery juice on an empty stomach for "detoxification" or to lower blood pressure. Celery powder, especially freeze-dried powder, offers great convenience. It can also be added to kale, green apples, and ginger powder to make a mixed healthy fruit and vegetable juice.
What is celery powder good for?
1. Apigenin, the core active ingredient in celery powder, is a flavonoid compound. Studies have shown that it has significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and can help regulate blood pressure. 2. It retains most of the dietary fiber, which helps increase satiety and improve bowel movements. Consumers prefer freeze-dried (FD) celery powder because of its vibrant green color and pungent flavor, which is closer to fresh juice than traditional dried powder. 3. Celery powder is rich in natural sodium, potassium, and magnesium, providing sodium in the form of highly bioavailable mineral salts, which helps maintain fluid balance. 4. Celery is rich in high concentrations of natural nitrates. In food processing, these nitrates can be converted into nitrites, which have antibacterial and color-preserving effects.
