There is a reason why juicers range so widely in price. When looking to buy a new juicer, many people make the mistake of distinguishing solely based on price. The problem is that there is a difference in quality that warrants the higher prices for better juicers. You want a juicer that is of quality and produces high quality results for the ingredients you put in.
Not only that, you may never know without experience but the resulting juice you drink could very well be of inferior quality because of your inferior juicer. It is important that your juicer operates at a low speed, not at a high speed like blenders might. Some juicers and blenders run anywhere from 1,000 to 24,000 RPM and at such high speeds a lot of heat is generated.
We want our juices to be a raw as possible and the heat is like cooking the ingredients which breaks down or alters the structures of enzymes and nutrients. This defeats the purpose of juicing in the first place, which is to feed your body high concentrations of nutrients in its most natural form. A good blender will operate at about 80 RPM's to minimize the effect of heating the elements in your juice.
High speed chopping blades in blenders can also cause impact shock which also damages nutrients. There is also oxidation when you juice, but slower blades will significantly reduce the degree of oxidation. You want your nutrients in its most natural state which is best for your body. Lower speeds also reduce the amount of foaming in your juice.
Another consideration is the noise generated by some juicers. Higher end models will create significantly less noise when in use than cheaper blenders. It really is the difference between being unable to hear yourself think and being able to talk on the phone while juicing.
Well designed juicers take the cleaning process into consideration and might have a pulp catching compartment that is easy to remove and clean while others don't remove pulp from juice at all. You get more juice from the latter but clean up might get a little tricky. A good juicer can be rinsed clean in about five minutes. This makes juicing a less dreadful experience.
Then comes the ingredients that the juicers are built for. Harder ingredients like leafy greens and wheat grass is tougher and cannot be handled by softer juicers such as a centrifugal juicer, which is designed to only handle citrus fruit and other soft ingredients. It is important for anyone to incorporate vegetable juicing just as equally as fruit so unless there is already a strong enough juicer sitting around, there is no reason to buy a juicer that can't juice hard ingredients. Get a multiple function juicer and live life juiced.
Not only that, you may never know without experience but the resulting juice you drink could very well be of inferior quality because of your inferior juicer. It is important that your juicer operates at a low speed, not at a high speed like blenders might. Some juicers and blenders run anywhere from 1,000 to 24,000 RPM and at such high speeds a lot of heat is generated.
We want our juices to be a raw as possible and the heat is like cooking the ingredients which breaks down or alters the structures of enzymes and nutrients. This defeats the purpose of juicing in the first place, which is to feed your body high concentrations of nutrients in its most natural form. A good blender will operate at about 80 RPM's to minimize the effect of heating the elements in your juice.
High speed chopping blades in blenders can also cause impact shock which also damages nutrients. There is also oxidation when you juice, but slower blades will significantly reduce the degree of oxidation. You want your nutrients in its most natural state which is best for your body. Lower speeds also reduce the amount of foaming in your juice.
Another consideration is the noise generated by some juicers. Higher end models will create significantly less noise when in use than cheaper blenders. It really is the difference between being unable to hear yourself think and being able to talk on the phone while juicing.
Well designed juicers take the cleaning process into consideration and might have a pulp catching compartment that is easy to remove and clean while others don't remove pulp from juice at all. You get more juice from the latter but clean up might get a little tricky. A good juicer can be rinsed clean in about five minutes. This makes juicing a less dreadful experience.
Then comes the ingredients that the juicers are built for. Harder ingredients like leafy greens and wheat grass is tougher and cannot be handled by softer juicers such as a centrifugal juicer, which is designed to only handle citrus fruit and other soft ingredients. It is important for anyone to incorporate vegetable juicing just as equally as fruit so unless there is already a strong enough juicer sitting around, there is no reason to buy a juicer that can't juice hard ingredients. Get a multiple function juicer and live life juiced.
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