Choosing A Juicer

Fresh Juice is Delicious!

Fresh fruit and vegetable juice tastes incredibly good and a world apart from the processed cartons found in most supermarkets. Juicing raw fruit and vegetables is one of the best ways to get the maximum benefit from these foods.  Juicers come in all shapes and sizes but generally  the process of extracting the juice can be categorized as either masticating or centrifugal.

Centrifugal Juicers

Centrifugal juicers can be inexpensive and are sold by many high street retailers.  These spin at high speeds of up to 10,000 RPM.  As the fruit and vegetables are fed in they are chopped/ground and the spinning motion forces the juice out to the sides leaving the pulp behind.  This process mixes air with the juice causing oxidization (the juice will turn brown quicker).  The pulp usually remains fairly moist as not all of the juice has been extracted.  The high speeds cause friction and in return heat which can have a detrimental effect on the enzymes and nurients present in the juice.

Masticating Juicers

Masticating juicers are generally more expensive and stocked by specialist retailers.  The juice extracted is generally of a far higher quality both in terms of flavour and nutrition.  They work by breaking up the fruit or vegetables and pressing the juice out, all at low speed (from 80RPM depending on model), maximum juice is extracted leaving the pulp relatively dry.  This process is often referred to as cold pressing, no heat is created leaving nutrient rich, living juice.  Masticating juicers really excel at juicing fibrous greens and are the juicer of choice for wheatgrass enthusiasts.  As an added benefit many masticating juicers can produce pasta, smoothies, babyfood and purees. 

Cooking

Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals and Enzymes are all destroyed or transformed into a less beneficial state by heat. Therefore juicing fresh raw ingredients ensures that more of the goodness in these foods gets into you!

Having five portions of fruit or vegetables each day? With a juicer it really couldn’t be easier.

Digestive Effort

Weight Control

If your body doesn't get what it needs, it asks for more and if we eat even more cooked food to compensate we still remain short of the raw, natural nourishment we seek. If you start the day with a sustaining breakfast of non-processed natural goodness then it will likely leave you satisfied till lunch. Because raw juice provides us with a broad range of vital nutrients, these cravings for more food can be reduced and there can be a tendency to lose excess body fat as a consequence.

Think of juice fresh from the juicer as liquid power! It's uncooked, it's easily digested, it will absorb straight away AND deliver it's goodness straight to where it's needed with little strain on the digestive system! There is increasing evidence to support the disease fighting and protective qualities of raw juices and foods. Juicing is particularly beneficial to those with impaired digestion eg: IBS, Crohns or Inflamatory Bowel Disease as minimum digestion is required.

Juicing Keeps you Healthy

So by juicing we can increase our vitality, improve our physique and appearance, become more resistant to illness, and put less strain on our digestive systems.  The price of a good juicer may seem high, but the quality of the juice produced, and the durability of the juicer, far outweigh the initial cost when compared to the cheaper, less efficient models on the market. 

If you are new to juicing or an old hand we have the perfect juicers for you at a price to suit your budget - check out the best selling Matstone 6 in 1 (manufactured in the same factory, to the same specification as the Samson 6 in 1, just marketed under a different brand name).  Our recommendation comes (as with all our products) after considerable research and personal experience.

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