Making Your Own / DIY Fruits Enzyme

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Day 5 – See the bubbles? Enzyme bursting with energy!Enzymes are forms of complex proteins that act as catalysts in almost every biochemical process in our body. We have metabolic enzymes which play a role in all body processes including breathing, talking, moving, thinking, behavior and maintenance of the immune system. The second category is the digestive enzymes and the last category, food enzymes which presents in raw foods. Thousands type of enzymes exists, with a role to play in different organs. Some of the main functionalities of enzymes are
1) Maintain a high alkaline blood ph.
2) Improve immune system
3) Improve digestive system and aids constipation
4) Antioxidant power
5) Protect our cells from free radical damage.
6) Lower cholesterol level
My mum has learned from her friends the methods to make your own fruits enzyme. After months of consuming the enzyme drinks, she has experience significant improvement in health. It is an effective remedy for her gastric problem and instead of feeling lethargic all time, she’s feeling energetic.I’m starting on my enzyme drinks regime right now (two table spoon per day) and I want to achieve a better digestive system and go to the loo more often. *shy*However, there’s not much of information on these home made enzyme in English. I’ve found a couple of Chinese sites that explained about the goodness of fruits enzyme and the right methods of doing it.

 

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Day 20 – Voila! Ready to drink?

  1. Clean and dry all fruits, utensils and containers to inhibit mould growth at the latter stage.
  2. Arrange layers of cut fruits, sliced lemons and brown sugar starting from the bottom of the container.
  3. Repeat till the content is around 50% full as the fermentation process later will release gases and the juices may overflow if the content is too full.
  4. Brown sugar being the top layer.
  5. Close the container tightly and leave it in a dry and cool place.
  6. Remember to shake the container lightly everyday to ensure that the fruits and top part of the bottle are immersed in liquid to prevent mold growth. If required, add more brown sugar to create a more concentrated extract with high sugar content.
  7. If mould is seen, remove the affected fruits and add more brown sugar. If else failed, everything has to be disposed.
  8. The enzyme should be ready to be consumed in 2-3 weeks.
  9. Sieve the fruits and pour the juices into a new glass bottle.
  10. Keep the enzyme drink in refrigerator because cool temperature will slow down the fermentation process that will turn the enzyme into alcohol.
  11. The leftover fruits can be used as body exfoliater and fertilizer for the soil.

Dragon fruits were used for the first batch, with pineapples, oranges and grapes in the process of fermentation before the grand harvesting. It does tastes very good, with a slight tinge of alcohol. I have to remind myself, only two tablespoon per day, two tablespoon…*hish*

 

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  1. cumi&ciki's Gravatar

    Posted by cumi&ciki on June 18, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    wow.. amazing.. I didn’t know it could be done, just like that! and thx for the tip!

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  2. lotsofcravings's Gravatar

    Posted by lotsofcravings on June 19, 2008 at 12:55 am

    enzymes or alcoholic fruit punch?? kekeke..

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  3. nileey's Gravatar

    Posted by nileey on June 19, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    hi, very interesting article….wondering if the layers mean fruits > lemon > brown sugar in a repeated manner?

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  4. Bernsy's Gravatar

    Posted by Bernsy on June 20, 2008 at 4:45 am

    drinking for health ah ? Booze alcholic fruit juice… ekekekeke…

    any good ah ?

    gimme some, I also wan to booze.. lol

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  5. Sugar Bean's Gravatar

    Posted by Sugar Bean on June 22, 2008 at 7:39 am

    I have never seen this before. Not sure if I dare to try it out. But if it’s good for health, then we might try it out (but lazy to make la). Haha!

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  6. Big Boys Oven's Gravatar

    Posted by Big Boys Oven on June 22, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    oh i love to have this drink!

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  7. xin's Gravatar

    Posted by xin on June 24, 2008 at 1:19 am

    wow! impressive. i saw some website selling enzyme as well. this can really be taken? i must try it some day too.

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  8. Simon Seow's Gravatar

    Posted by Simon Seow on June 25, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    Dry and cool place as in inside a cabinet?

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  9. Precious Pea's Gravatar

    Posted by Precious Pea on June 27, 2008 at 1:05 am

    Wahhhhhh!!!!! I should try with grapes and see if it tastes anything like wine.

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  10. Jian's Gravatar

    Posted by Jian on June 29, 2008 at 8:48 am

    Hey i saw ppl making this out of vegetable and fruit skin! Then they pour the liquid into river in hoping it would menguraikan the toxic stuff in the river. So every now and then they would pour some into the river to help reviving it.

    hehe probably i should try some grape enzyme too.

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  11. Christine's Gravatar

    Posted by Christine on June 29, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    How was it dear? Nice ah? ;P

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  12. lily's Gravatar

    Posted by lily on July 3, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    Iknow enzyme is very good, me & friends do make, but in different ways
    we do add in some organic vinegar in fruit like pinapple, papaya

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  13. kampungboycitygal's Gravatar

    Posted by kampungboycitygal on July 4, 2008 at 7:05 am

    cumi&ciki: yeah and ppl are selling it at rm 60 per jar..u do the math

    lotsofcravings: both! tastes so good..hmmm

    nileey: yes ur right dear..have fun making it!

    bernsy: haha booze tats good for health, first time huh?

    sugar bean: u guys can buy from me, i’ll charge less la

    bbo: haha try to make it?

    xin: yes, its better if u make ur own one, for hygenic n safety purpose
    i can never trust others

    simon: bingo!

    precious pea: grape version tastes good too

    jian: yeah the leftover of this enzyme drink can be use as fertilizer or to menguraikan waste

    christine: yes..sweet wine

    lily: ic..is it good?

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  14. MaryLai's Gravatar

    Posted by MaryLai on July 11, 2008 at 7:40 am

    Wow!!So wonderful !Thanks writing out your DIY enzyme.

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  15. BaBy OcTopUs's Gravatar

    Posted by BaBy OcTopUs on July 14, 2008 at 1:08 am

    My gosh~! this is so cool~! I heard of DIY enzyme b4 but never did I saw one. so gonna try this out. thnx for sharing. will post this up my blog for others to see. :)

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  16. Chipmunk's Gravatar

    Posted by Chipmunk on July 16, 2008 at 3:18 am

    Yeah, i’m doing this too! Have been doing since 2 months ago. Ur dragonfruit enzyme looks nice! :) I’m doing one on dragonfruit too, hope it turns out well. Good luck to u too! :)

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  17. Phoebe  Hii's Gravatar

    Posted by Phoebe Hii on July 23, 2008 at 8:53 am

    I am interested in making fruits enzyme. I also wants to know more about diy fruits enzyme in home. please send me more information. Thanks.

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  18. Chipmunk's Gravatar

    Posted by Chipmunk on July 31, 2008 at 3:17 am

    If you know mandarin, there is a forum @ cari.com. I find it very useful. This is the link:

    http://chinese2.cari.com.my/myforum/viewthread.php?tid=1258013&pid=46125746&page=29&extra=page%3D1#pid46125746

    The older forum web address is :
    http://chinese2.cari.com.my/myforum/viewthread.php?tid=672078&extra=&page=1

    Good luck!

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  19. thoo pei yean's Gravatar

    Posted by thoo pei yean on August 26, 2008 at 5:50 am

    i have made some bottles, but there are some white spots (not white bubbles)on the top layer of lemon or fruits, can consume or not?pls let me know as soon as posiible, coz it is time to take out, thank u

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  20. Florence Boon's Gravatar

    Posted by Florence Boon on October 24, 2008 at 6:27 am

    Can I have more receipt on fuits enzyme so i can share with others around me.

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  21. Mrs Tay's Gravatar

    Posted by Mrs Tay on November 5, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    I m interested in making furits enzyme. pls can I have the receipt.

    Brown sugar can I add honey instead. Do I need to add water.

    wait your reply.

    Thanks

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  22. kampungboycitygal's Gravatar

    Posted by kampungboycitygal on November 6, 2008 at 1:23 am

    hi the recipe is at above..no plz dun add any water at all…it will spoil th thing..u can use natural honey 2

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  23. Janet's Gravatar

    Posted by Janet on November 24, 2008 at 9:55 am

    How long should I ferment if I want it to have sparkling taste?

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  24. JC's Gravatar

    Posted by JC on November 25, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    Hi,

    My friend uses oligo instead of sugar as the sugar content of the enzyme produced may be too high. Regular consumption would not be encouraged coz in long term it may lead to diabetes. Do consider replacing your sugar to oligo ~ can be purchased at organic shop. But beware of buying oligo made in China!! You never know what’s in it!

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  25. willywormwood's Gravatar

    Posted by willywormwood on November 28, 2008 at 7:11 am

    Wah! Interesting! Heard this thing gives out ozone, true ah?

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  26. trinlay's Gravatar

    Posted by trinlay on February 4, 2009 at 2:29 am

    may I know the fruit enzyme needs to add any vinegar. thanks

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  27. blah blah's Gravatar

    Posted by blah blah on February 12, 2009 at 5:23 am

    Awesome!! bye.

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  28. Gina's Gravatar

    Posted by Gina on March 17, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Do we add water to the fruit enzyme? I read only fruits and brown sugar. I plan to start with red dragon fruit + pineapple + lemon. Is it ok?Hope to get quick reply. Thanks.

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    Hi Gina

    You cant add any water, it will spoil the whole thing, coz the mold would grow :)

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  29. Gina's Gravatar

    Posted by Gina on March 17, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    hi it’s ok now. i just saw a comment about adding water and you said no.

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  30. hoon's Gravatar

    Posted by hoon on May 12, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    hi , how come some emzyme must keep till 6 months while ur only 20 days?? thanks

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  31. William Chongsky's Gravatar

    Posted by William Chongsky on May 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    Hi,
    May I ask a question?
    Is the whitish stuff floating on the surface normal and can it be consumed or must it be removed first before consumption?

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    errm i think its mold which i will throw right away but i do know of some peopel who would keep it.
    it never occurs to me because i will keep all my utensils n bottles dry. :)

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  32. William Chongsky's Gravatar

    Posted by William Chongsky on May 13, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Hi,
    Thanks! Dat was quick response. I suppose the secret is to keep utensil dry so that unwanted fungi do not grow. Thanks again. Have a nice day.
    Chongsky

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    yeah, and this is very crucial :) good luck and have fun in making your own enzyme!

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  33. syuhada's Gravatar

    Posted by syuhada on July 27, 2009 at 6:42 am

    very interesting article ^^ I’ve done it in my lab food processing. I just wonder if this enzyme drink can consider as alcoholic beverage?

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  34. YL's Gravatar

    Posted by YL on July 30, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    Hi all,

    This is my first time of making fruits enzyme. Just to share my happy experince. I hv. just made myself a big bottle of Orange+Apple enzyme and a small bottle of Grape enzyme last Saturday.
    On the 3rd & 4th day, I found mold was growing on the top layer (lemon & orange slice). I removed the effected portion and added more sugar (Pian Tang).
    I think it’s fine today (5th day) b’cos I don’t see any mold but lots of bubble. I see more bubble growing in the Grapes enzyme since from the 2nd day compared to Orange+Apple enzyme.
    I think Grapes are the right fruit to do BEST enzyme as there are used to make Wine. I hv. made another 2 big bottles of Grapes enzyme. I hope all my enzyme will be tasty and taste more like wine, b’cos I like wine.

    I have a question. If I change sugar to rice malt (Cao Peng), do you think that it will turn to fruit wine (like rice wine / mi chiew)?

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    YL

    Congrats! yeah dragonfruits and grapes are the best fruits to make enzyme. I’m not so sure about rice malt though, coz all the while we use only 1 method on different fruits hehe

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  35. YL's Gravatar

    Posted by YL on July 30, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    Thanks for yr. fast response and thanks for the sharing. =)

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  36. Tracie's Gravatar

    Posted by Tracie on August 4, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    oh no! my 1st enmyze drink become moldy! some white colour spot on top! sad! but i used it as shampoo, body shampoo n dish wash. b4 i make it to shampoo i try it wow! so nice! haih! wasted!

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  37. Anonymous's Gravatar

    Posted by Anonymous on August 4, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    The white colour spot should be good bacteria. Unless it’s in black colour. If you are doubt, just remove the effected part and add more sugar or Oligo.

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  38. Anonymous's Gravatar

    Posted by Anonymous on August 4, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    I think the white colour spot should be good bacteria. Unless it’s black in colour. You can remove the effected part and add more sugar/Oligo.

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  39. Easy Homemade Dragon Fruit Health Enzyme For Drinking & My Review Of This Enzyme « Welcome to Happyhomemaker88’s Virtual Home's Gravatar

    [...] I did some reading over the Internet to find out more on drinking enzymes . This link has very good instructions and information on fruit enzymes for drinking. Same for this link and this link. [...]

  40. Allesia's Gravatar

    Posted by Allesia on September 28, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Is it ok if i use manuka honey containing UMF15+?

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    hi allesia, sorry but im not sure. if its organic then it’ll be fine

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  41. Anne's Gravatar

    Posted by Anne on September 29, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    Hi,
    Actually you can make fruit enzymes with water. However you have to purchase a specially made pail from eco-paradise. Just add 6 litres of water to 1 kg fruits and sugar or honey or oligo and keep for 1 week. Turns out very nice, no mold and have a fizzy feel on the tongue.

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  42. elaine's Gravatar

    Posted by elaine on October 22, 2009 at 1:06 am

    wat is eco-paradise? where can i get the water n how much?

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  43. SITI ZALEHA's Gravatar

    Posted by SITI ZALEHA on November 12, 2009 at 10:47 am

    I want to know wheter the fruit enzyme is the same as taste as alcohol. It it is maybe muslim cannot consume, Thank You

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  44. kesstrell's Gravatar

    Posted by kesstrell on February 5, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Hi kampungboycitygal,

    I was browsing around for the various methods people use to make fruit enzyme drinks and this was quite helpful, so thanks!

    However I’d like to tell you about the ‘magic pail’ from Ecoparadise. This pail is amazing, I use it to make fruit enzyme drinks – it’s very much faster (less than 1 week, if you use dragon fruit only 3 days!) and it’s really simple. no mold as well! just throw in fruits, sugar, water and leave it to ferment. No need to layer. They told me it is an antioxidant pail which is why the fermentation process is much faster.

    you should try it! i got my pail from the Ecoparadise center in Jaya One, PJ. selling for RM160 or something like that – quite ex but i think it’s worth it to save all the hassle. =)

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    hi thanks a lot! actually i dun make enzyme for consumption anymore, internet sources were saying that it might not be safe. now i use them to wash the dishes, it works really well!

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  45. Richard's Gravatar

    Posted by Richard on February 19, 2010 at 8:55 am

    Hi Kampungboycitygal,

    I’m surprised that you’d suddenly changed from consuming the enzyme drink to using it for cleaning purposes. Do you have any websites to share on your findings about the danger of consumption ? In fact, I had started to make my very first Pineapple enzyme drink yesterday. It’s fun and I’m already getting bubbles forming on the top layer. Tell me more as I’m new to this.

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    kampungboycitygal Reply:

    Hi richard, i read it from some chinese newspaper. if u get all the procedures right, it won’t do any harm to your body, so u must be really careful. n make sure that all ur utensils are dry

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