Ginger, turmeric, lemon, celery: the ingredients that give cold-pressed juices their character

Ginger, turmeric, lemon, celery… why do these ingredients show up so often in cold-pressed juices? Discover how they pair with fruit and vegetables to create fresh, balanced recipes full of character.

When you start discovering the world of cold-pressed juices, certain ingredients keep coming back: ginger, lemon, turmeric, but also celery or root vegetables.

You might think they're chosen simply because they've become popular in the wellness world. Yet their real value in a juice goes well beyond trends: they genuinely have a strong personality on the palate.

Ginger adds depth, lemon brings freshness, turmeric offers a warm note and a beautiful golden colour, while celery brings a very distinctive vegetal dimension.

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Why do ginger, turmeric and lemon show up so often in juices?

A juice made only of mild ingredients can quickly become quite one-dimensional on the palate. That's where the more aromatic ingredients become genuinely interesting.

Ginger, with its slightly spicy character, immediately adds depth. Lemon brings acidity and freshness, which helps balance out the natural sweetness of certain fruits. Turmeric, meanwhile, has a warmer, slightly earthy and spicy flavour, along with an intense yellow colour that gives real personality to a recipe. And then there's celery, whose vegetal, slightly saline taste can completely transform a blend.

These ingredients allow us to build more complex juices, where every element plays its part. It's also a lovely way to step outside your usual eating habits and discover fruit, vegetables, roots and herbs in a new light.

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Ginger in juices: the little kick that changes everything

Ginger is probably one of the most recognisable ingredients in a cold-pressed juice. Its flavour is instantly identifiable: fresh, aromatic, slightly spicy.

But its role isn't simply to "add ginger". Everything depends on what it's paired with.

• With naturally sweet fruits like apple or pineapple, it adds a little tension that keeps the juice from tasting too sugary.
• With lemon or lime, it heightens the sense of freshness even further.
• With vegetables like carrot or beetroot, it adds more depth to rounder, more vegetal recipes.

At PIMSIE: three ways to discover ginger

In THE HOLY ONE, ginger is paired with pineapple, apple, lime and mint. The result plays on the sweetness of the fruit, the freshness of the citrus and a light spicy note.

In THE PRETTY WOMAN, it's combined with carrot, apple and pomelo — a more vegetal, fruity, and slightly bitter blend.

And in THE QUEEN OF HEART, it joins beetroot, apple, celery and lemon. Here, ginger takes part in a much more structured recipe, balancing sweetness, acidity and vegetal character.

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Lemon: freshness and balance

Lemon is a classic in juice recipes, and for good reason: its acidity brings instant freshness.

In a fruit juice, it can help offset the natural sweetness of apple, pineapple or other fruits. In a vegetable juice, it can add more lightness and liveliness. Lemon also works particularly well with aromatic ingredients like ginger or turmeric.

But again, the question isn't simply how much lemon to add. It's really about finding the right balance between acidity, sweetness and intensity.

At PIMSIE, you'll find it in THE BRIDE, alongside apple, lemongrass and basil, but also in THE QUEEN OF HEART, where it's paired with beetroot, apple, celery and ginger. Two recipes that show just how differently lemon can behave depending on what surrounds it.

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Turmeric in juices: a sunny colour and an original flavour

Turmeric is instantly recognisable by its intense orange-yellow colour. But in a juice, it also brings a distinctive flavour: slightly earthy, warm and spicy.

It works particularly well with fruity, tangy ingredients, which help keep the recipe fresh and balanced.

At PIMSIE, THE BB-8 is a perfect example of this approach. Its recipe combines pineapple, apple, bell pepper, ginger, turmeric and black pepper — a deliberately bolder pairing than a simple fruit juice.

Pineapple and apple provide a fruity base, bell pepper adds a vegetal dimension, ginger adds depth, and turmeric gives the whole blend its personality. Black pepper rounds out the recipe, helping optimise curcumin absorption.

This is exactly the kind of recipe that shows a cold-pressed juice can be so much more than a simple fruit blend.

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And celery? A vegetal ingredient worth discovering

Celery is one of those ingredients we don't necessarily think to put in our glass. Its flavour is very distinctive, vegetal and aromatic. Used with the right balance, it can bring a lot of freshness and depth to a recipe.

At PIMSIE, it's part of the recipe for THE QUEEN OF HEART, alongside beetroot, apple, lemon and ginger. This pairing is interesting because it brings together very different profiles:

 

• the sweetness of apple;
• the earthy character of beetroot;
• the freshness of lemon;
• the vegetal side of celery;
• the kick of ginger.

The result isn't simply "a vegetable juice". It's a recipe built around several sensations. And that's also one of the wonderful things juices allow: making it easier to bring into your everyday life ingredients you might otherwise rarely cook, or cook differently.

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Why do pairings matter so much in a juice?

When picturing a homemade juice, it's tempting to think ingredient by ingredient: "I like ginger", "I like lemon", "I'd like to try turmeric". But a well-made juice is best thought of more like a cooking recipe. You need to find a balance across several taste families:

Sweetness

Apple, pineapple, carrot or beetroot can bring a rounder, naturally sweet base.

Acidity

Lemon, lime, pomelo or other citrus fruits give the blend freshness and tension.

Vegetal notes

Celery, broccoli, cucumber, spinach, kale or bell pepper add extra depth.

Spices and herbs

Ginger, turmeric, mint, lemongrass or basil give the juice a distinctive identity.

 

 

It's this combination that produces a recipe you'll want to drink to the very last sip.

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Do you have to like vegetables to enjoy these recipes?

Not at all. That's actually one of the great things about pairing fruit and vegetables.

A juice can contain several vegetables without necessarily tasting "vegetal". A fruity base can round out a more vegetal or intense ingredient. Conversely, an ingredient like ginger or lemon can keep a fruity recipe from becoming too sweet.

It's this search for balance that allows for such different juices. At PIMSIE, our recipes range from the very fresh, fruity THE HOLY ONE to more vegetal, structured compositions like THE QUEEN OF HEART, by way of bolder yet fully approachable pairings like THE BB-8.

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How to choose a cold-pressed juice?

Rather than always looking for "the best juice", start by asking yourself what flavours you actually enjoy.

Do you like fruity, fresh juices?

Look for recipes built around pineapple, apple and citrus fruits, possibly lifted with a touch of ginger.

Do you prefer more vegetal flavours?

Recipes combining vegetables, celery, citrus and root vegetables might pleasantly surprise you.

Do you like spicy flavours?

Ginger and turmeric are good ingredients to look out for.

Do you enjoy discovering new pairings?

Choose recipes that mix fruit, vegetables, spices and herbs — this is often where the most interesting flavour profiles emerge.

If you're still torn between a few formats, our complete guide to the juice cleanse can help you choose the cleanse that best suits your goal.

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PIMSIE juices: recipes built around flavour

At PIMSIE, we're not simply gathering popular ingredients into a bottle. Every recipe is designed as a combination of flavours.

Ginger can add a kick to a pineapple-and-apple juice. Lemon can wake up a beetroot-based recipe. Turmeric can bring colour and a spicy note to a bolder blend. Celery can give a vegetal dimension to a mix of fruit and vegetables.

This is the diversity we love about cold-pressed juices: a single bottle can let you discover pairings you might never have imagined in your own kitchen.

Our juices are cold-pressed from fresh, raw fruit and vegetables, with no added sugar, water or preservatives. And because taste is personal, you can also build your own selection and set off to discover the recipes that suit you best.

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Ginger, turmeric, lemon, celery: what to remember

Ginger, turmeric and lemon have become essential ingredients in cold-pressed juice recipes, but their appeal isn't just about the trends surrounding them. Above all, they're valuable for what they bring to the glass:

And when paired with well-chosen fruit, vegetables and herbs, they help create recipes that are varied, well-balanced in taste, and sometimes surprising.

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FAQ — Ginger, turmeric and lemon in cold-pressed juices

Why put ginger in a juice?

Ginger adds a fresh, aromatic, slightly spicy note. It's especially useful for adding depth to recipes made with sweet fruits like apple or pineapple, but it also works very well with vegetables.

Which fruits pair well with ginger in a juice?

Ginger pairs particularly well with apple, pineapple and citrus fruits. It can also accompany vegetables like carrot or beetroot to create more complex flavour profiles.

Why add lemon to a juice?

Lemon brings acidity and freshness. It helps balance the natural sweetness of fruit and adds more liveliness to both fruit and vegetable juices.

What flavour does turmeric bring to a juice?

Turmeric brings a warm, slightly earthy and spicy note, along with a very intense yellow colour. It can be paired with fruit and other aromatic ingredients to create original recipes.

Can you combine ginger and turmeric in a juice?

Yes. These two ingredients work very well together, as long as they're balanced with the rest of the recipe — otherwise, watch out, it will pack a punch. At PIMSIE, they're paired together in THE BB-8, alongside pineapple, apple, bell pepper and black pepper.

Which vegetables can you put in a cold-pressed juice?

Many vegetables can be used in a cold-pressed juice: carrot, beetroot, celery, leafy greens or bell pepper, for example. Pairing them with fruit, citrus or herbs creates very different flavour profiles.

What's the difference between a fruit juice and a fruit-and-vegetable juice?

A fruit juice relies mainly on fruity ingredients, while a fruit-and-vegetable juice combines both families. This combination allows for more contrast between sweetness, acidity, freshness and vegetal notes.