Introduction to Juicing
Juicing is a method of extracting the juice from fruits and vegetables that is full of nutritional components. For best juicing results,, aside from quality and organic produce, you need a quality juicer. As the name implies, this small kitchen appliance is used for extracting juice from fruit and vegetables.
Why Juicing
In the recent years, juicing has become a huge trend, hence the high demand for different juicer types and models. In fact, the juicer has become one of the most popular kitchen appliances. This is because more and more people are becoming aware of the benefits of the fresh juices over the commercial ones which are loaded with artificial sugar, flavours and colours. While fresh juice is rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and enzymes, the juice you buy in supermarkets can do more harm than good to your health.
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Benefits Of Juicing
Fresh juice will help you:
– Detox your organism;
– Loose weight;
– Improve your energy level;
– Improve digestion.
What Type of Juicer to Buy?
In order to help you decide which juicer will best suit your needs, familiarize yourself with the main features of the two most popular types, centrifugal and cold press juicers.
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Centrifugal Juicer
The working principle of the centrifugal juicers includes grating the fruits and vegetables into small pieces and extracting the juice by spinning them on high speed. This juicers are suitable for larger fruits and vegetables, because of the large feeding tube, which means no need to pre cut the produce.
The main advantages of the centrifugal juicers are: low price, easy maintenance and convenient and fast juice extracting. There is one disadvantage though. The high heat the motor produces destroys some of the essential enzymes of the fruits and vegetables during the juicing process.
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Cold Press Juicer
Cold press juicer, also known as the masticating juicer, extracts the juice by first crushing the fruits and vegetables into smaller pieces and then by pressing them. Unlike the centrifugal juicer, the cold press juicer does not produce high heat, thus extracts fresh and nutritious juice with all the vitamins and minerals preserved.
