- Easy
- 5 min
- 2 serv.
- 1 synergies
- Now at its best: Spinach
A bright green smoothie with spirulina, spinach, ginger and pineapple. The coconut water keeps it light, the apple adds sweetness, and the ginger provides a fresh kick.
The first sip feels tropical — pineapple and coconut water — but then the ginger arrives. A subtle warmth that creeps to the back of your throat and wakes you up. You barely notice the spirulina as a taste, but you see it in the color: deep green, almost emerald. The green apple keeps everything fresh and prevents it from becoming too vegetal. Cucumber makes it watery in the good way, light and drinkable even on a warm morning. And that splash of lemon juice lifts everything up, like a pinch of salt in a dessert. Simple to make, impossible to stop at just one glass.
- 5
- min prep
- 0
- min cook
- 5
- min total
Nutritional Synergies
This recipe combines ingredients that enhance each other:
Pineapple 
Ginger Bromelain + zingibain for double proteolytic power
Technical: Pineapple contains bromelain (80-100mg per 100g fresh, 600-1000mg in stem) — a cysteine protease with optimal activity at pH 5.5-8.0. Ginger provides zingibain (10-15mg/g fresh root), also a cysteine protease. Bromelain preferentially cleaves collagen and fibrin, zingibain targets actin and myosin. The combination increases total proteolytic activity by 180% and influences multiple biochemical pathways simultaneously, including TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels.
What does this mean for you? Blend 150g fresh pineapple with 2cm fresh ginger in smoothie after training or with joint discomfort. The double enzymes accelerate muscle recovery and reduce swelling. Drink within 20 minutes — enzymes degrade quickly.
Anti-inflammatoryJointsMuscle Gain
Instructions
- 1 Put the spinach and coconut water in the blender. Blend for 20 seconds until the spinach is finely chopped.
Nutrition per serving
Indicative values per serving.
Timing & Suitability
Shelf life: 1 days in fridge