Watermelon Juice Cooler (2024)

FAQs

How to preserve watermelon juice without a fridge? ›

Watermelon juice can be preserved under mild pressure at and above room temperature. At 75 MPa results were due to microbial inhibition and comparable to refrigeration.

Leftover watermelon juice will last in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can also freeze it and make it into a slushy or turn it into delicious watermelon popsicles. It will last in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Make sure to remove the rind before juicing. There is no need to remove the seeds from the watermelon. The juicer will do that automatically for you and send them to the pulp container. Juicing is great for melons that aren't so sweet.

If you prefer eating your melon cold, throw the fresh pieces into the fridge for an hour to chill. Make sure all the cut watermelon is tightly wrapped, in an air-tight food storage container or with plastic wrap (or an eco-friendly alternative) to preserve the texture and the juiciness.

Glass container is the best to store fruit juice, such as wide mouth mason jar, amber jars or glass bottles. A wide mouth jar make it easy to clean juice stains. Stainless steel water bottles are also good choice. But plastic bottles have the risk of leaching toxins into the fruit juice being stored.

Watermelon stored at 50 to 60 °F with a relative humidity of 90% will be acceptable for up to 3 weeks. Watermelons held in dry storage below 75 °F will have approximate shelf life of up to 10 days. If dry storage temperatures are above 75 °F, shelf life will decline to 5 days.

Since the large melons are composed of 92% water, you'd think bottled watermelon juice would be readily available in the refrigerated sections of markets around the country, but because the hydrating liquid is prone to separation and goes bad so quickly, finding it in stores can be tricky — but not entirely impossible.

Watermelon juice could be preserved by hyperbaric storage (HS) at least for 7 days. Shelf-life by HS (100 MPa) was longer than by refrigeration (4 °C). After 7 days, microbial loads were even lower than initial values in the juice. Preservation by HS occurred at room temperature with no refrigeration energetic costs.

Another option is to freeze watermelon juice. Simply blend chunks of watermelon (no seeds, of course) in a blender and place in an airtight container, leaving an inch or so of space at the top for expansion. The juice should keep for about two months and can be flavored or enjoyed on its own.

How much juice does 1 watermelon make? ›

Refreshing, naturally sweet watermelon juice couldn't be easier to make in a blender. Yield will vary based on the size of your watermelon, but my 6.5-pound watermelon yielded about 5 cups of juice.

If you use a blender to make your juice, you'll be consuming the whole fruit along with all of its nutrition. However, this process breaks down some of the fiber, meaning your body will digest the juice faster than if you ate the whole fruit—resulting in a quicker rise in blood sugars.

The United State Department of Agriculture, in its studies, revealed that watermelon kept at room temperatures has more nutrients than those kept inside a fridge. Moreover, a cut watermelon should never be kept inside a fridge since it becomes a growing place for bacteria.

Store whole watermelons at room temperature.

If you're not planning on cutting up your melon right away, it's best to store the whole melon at a room temperature, out of direct sunlight. You should still cut up your watermelon, or freeze it, within two weeks of buying the whole fruit.

If soil temperatures are below 60°F, or if the predicted lowest air temperatures are below 50°F in the next few days, there is a high risk of watermelon establishment failure. Remember, soil temperatures above 70°F are the ideal temperatures for cucurbit growth.

Keeping your juice in the fridge ensures that it loses fewer vitamins than it would if stored at room temperature. Preserving fresh juice in the freezer will allow you to store it for longer plus relatively few nutrients are lost.

Whole watermelon should be left at room temperature until ripe. Once ripe, place the whole watermelon, uncovered, in the refrigerator. Once cut, seal cut watermelon halves or slices in a Glad^® Zipper Bag. Store in the refrigerator.