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November 10, 2009

Which Juicers Give The Most Nutritious Juice?

When it comes to choosing a juice extractor there are certain features that are important that need to be considered along with how you intend to fit juicing into your lifestyle. For people who lead hectic lives and wish to remain in shape through adding a supplement of healthy living juices into their diet need to make sure that they can create juices very quickly. These people should then consider getting either a centrifugal or even better still a fast masticating juicer such as the Champion 2000+. These machines will allow them quick easy access to fresh vegetable and fruit juices.

When it comes to juicing raw food enthusiasts will use it either to improve their health, as part of a nutritional therapy regime or simply because it gives them the greatest amount of nutrition. For these people they will prefer to use a low speed juicer of which there are many on the market. However, when it comes to low speed masticating juicers the ones that stand out from the others are the “Twin Gear Juicers” which seem to provide the most nutritious juices.

Sorting Out The Facts From The Fiction

When looking online for information about how to select a suitable juicer you may be forgiven for thinking that you need a slower juicer in order to get a better quality juice from it. There are plenty of articles and sites that are going to try to convince you that those juice extractors which run at high speeds are ones that are damaging the nutritional value of the juices you make. This simply isn’t the case and there are plenty of high speed centrifugal juicers around which can give you health enhancing drinks that have a high level of good enzymes within them. So these are certainly a good option for those who need their juice fast.

If you upgrade to a masticating or slow masticating juicer you will see some improvement in the quality of the juice and these machines should be considered because of certain strengths they have. When it comes to the speed of the juicer and the quality of the juice there does seem to be some correlation between them but this isn’t the case all the time. The quality of the juice can differ it all depends on the type of vegetables and juicer used.

A factor which must be considered and which will determine how much nutritional value is extracted from the plant material is does the juicer break it down through pressure and abrasion. These are what will determine the level of goodness to be released from the fruit or vegetables into the juice you make. For those who would like to extract more juice by breaking down the vegetable matter more completely then you need one that works at low speeds. However, the quality of juice created may be affected by the design rather than the speed of the juicer. Therefore for any household wanting to break down plant material more completely whilst doing it quickly results in a juicer that these people simply cannot afford.

Why Twin Gear Juicers Give The Ultimate Result

In fact it is the degree at which the fibres are pulverized and crushed in the juicer rather than the speed. Certainly a Twin Gear Juicer is a machine that allows you the best way of achieving this using a single step process. The material is passed through two precision engineered stainless steel cylindrical gears which are fitted so close together that this ensures all the plant material passing through during the juicing process is more thoroughly cut, crushed and ground. As a result you will see that the juice is more vibrant in colour, contains more nutrients and has considerably more flavour.

A twin gear juicer places a great deal more pressure on the pulp compared to other types of household juicers and as a result produce more juice so saving money in the long term on the ingredients. The only other way you can get further goodness from the pulp is to place it under tons of pressure using a hydraulic juice press and is not an option for most of us. These juicers often use ‘bio ceramic’ magnets in the gears and the juice collector and which some people believe is what helps to preserve more of the nutrients in the juice they make.

When it comes to nutritional therapists they will often recommend to their clients to use a twin gear masticating juicer to help combat ill health because of the high quality of the fresh living juice they make. These machines are very good to create juices from wheatgrass and green vegetables and are very important to those people who are following a health improvement programme. The force exerted by these juicers when crushing plant material is such that they can be used in other ways. Using the various attachments available you are able to make noodles, frozen fruit desserts, nut butters and much much more.

Which Is The Best Twin Gear Juicer?

In all honesty all of them are. This is certainly true in relation to the results achieved as both the design and patents of the juicing gears are owned by only a few players in the market. In fact the results achieved when using these various juicers can be very difficult in fact nearly impossible to tell apart. So it is important that you choose one in relation to what you personally prefer.

As there are many different accessories and different models you may find yourself becoming somewhat confused and the costs can also make it difficult to select one. However, for me there is one model that stands out from the rest offering value for money and this is the Green Power Kempo juicer. It is not only compact in size but very kitchen friendly.

Go for the-04 model as this comes the highest grade version and you are provided with the optional accessories so it means you are saving money. Also it comes with extra multipurpose gears so if you want to make juice from soft fruit such as berries which can often be very time consuming when the juicer comes with normal twin gears this is your best option. Plus you will that the gears on this machine unlike other juicers can juice wheatgrass far better.

These main gears are the patented Jang type that have been developed by working closely with the inventors of the original Twin Gear juicer format. As the pedigree of the Kempo range is so strong you know that they can be trusted.

As you will find Green Power Kempo twin gear juicers are available in many styles including the “Hippocrates” and “Samson Ultra”. But remember to go for the-04 high grade versions of any model which will ensure that you truly do get value for money from any company that many would argue provide the most up to date features in relation to the design of Twin Gear juicers.

As you can see there are a massive variety of juicers available to purchase online from a selection of online shops such as UK Juicers. They also have a selection of articles and tips on living a healthier lifestyle and how to use a juicer as part of this.

Filed under Kitchen Appliances by Nick Jaggs

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May 29, 2009

What is a masticating juicer?

When it comes to buying a juicer for your home you will soon discover there are many different models to choose from. But with each model they are designed to allow you to extract juice from a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that you can freshly consume. Not only will purchasing such juicers be beneficial to your health but will save you the money that you would normally spend on purchasing the ready prepared juice that isn’t that beneficial at all to your health. There two types of juicers that people tend to purchase either the centrifugal juicer or the masticating juicer.

In this article we are taking a look at what the benefits of using a masticating juicer are over the other models on the market today. The first thing you need to understand is how the way such juicers operate. With the masticating type of juicer rather than the pulp of the food being shredded it is instead chewed at very low speeds.

These types of machines are fitted with either one or two cutters and the single blade versions tend to be the much cheaper ones. However, if you want a model that is able to extract the juice for hard fruits, vegetables or wheatgrass then you would better to go with those models that come with two cutters on them.

So just what are the benefits from having a masticating juicer instead of a centrifugal one?

1. With these particular types of juicers they operate a very low speeds and so when extracting the juice from the pulp they don’t create too much oxygen in it. Less oxygen in the juice helps to extend its shelf life so instead of making up new batches of juice each day make up one large batch to last over a few days and then store in fridge until required.

2. You will find that because there are a number of different stages involved in the extraction of juice with these machines they can much more effectively break down the fiber contained within the fruit or vegetables. This actually results in a juice that contains more nutrients as it is able to more effectively squeeze the juice from the pulp.

3. As previously mentioned these machines have the capability of dealing with soft and hard fruits as well as wheatgrass. So instead of you spending money on a wheatgrass juicer which could be very expensive you can rely on a masticating juicer to do the necessary work for you instead.

4. These machines are not only ideal for creating good amounts of fresh juice from fruit and vegetables but they have found to have other uses as well. Some mothers use theirs for producing healthy nutritional meals for their baby.

5. As well as these machines making a lot less noise than other kinds of juicers, they also make a lot less mess. Plus the masticating juicer is a lot easier to clean after it has been used compared to some of the other kinds of juicers you can buy.

Above we have given just a few reasons why it is worth considering buying a masticating juicer instead of a centrifugal one. A quick search online and you will see that there are plenty of different types to select from you just need to decide beforehand how much you can afford to spend on it.

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Filed under Kitchen Appliances by Daniel Williams

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