Figure 1From: Compared with the intake of commercial vegetable juice, the intake of fresh fruit and komatsuna (Brassica rapa L. var. perviridis) juice mixture reduces serum cholesterol in middle-aged men: a randomized controlled pilot studyPreparation of fresh fruit and B. rapa juice mixture. The ingredients of the juice include B. rapa (120 g), banana (100 g), and 100% pure, commercial apple juice (200 g). The ingredients were blended on high speed with an electric mixer (Vitamix Model No. VM0111, VITA-MIX CORP., USA) until smooth (1 min, 37,000 rpm). Preparation of the juice mixture followed the guidelines from the “sanitary management of large scale cooking facilities manual[22].Back to article page