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Hot Core Wellness Shot

Wellness shots are already on fire in the beverage market. This one literally is. The Hot Core carrot at 5,000 SHU adds a jalapeño-level finish to the standard carrot-ginger-turmeric formula.

Prep

5 min

Cook

0 min

Total

5 min

Servings

4

Peak SHU

5K

Featured Organisms

SS-CAR-02Hot CoreCarrot · 5K SHU

Ingredients

  • 2 Hot Core carrots (SS-CAR-02), juiced
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger, juiced
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp honey
  • Pinch of black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Juice the carrots and ginger.

  2. 2

    Whisk in turmeric, lemon juice, honey, and black pepper.

  3. 3

    Pour into 2-oz shot glasses.

  4. 4

    Drink in one go. Chase with nothing.

Tips

  • Mantle carrot (50K SHU) for serious fire.
  • Black pepper's piperine increases turmeric bioavailability by 2,000%.
Science Note

Capsaicin increases mucous membrane permeability, which may enhance absorption of other bioactive compounds consumed simultaneously — ginger's gingerols and turmeric's curcumin potentially cross the gut lining more efficiently.

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