Why Do I Need A Juicer and What Are The Benefits?

A juicer is most commonly known as a kitchen appliance used to extract juice from all kinds of fruits and veggies. The most common usage for this is to make juice (fruit or veggie) drinks. People who are into health and eating healthy have started to believe and realize that by drinking these “juices” they can enhance their own health by increasing the amount of vitamins and minerals that they may consume.

The juicing process is incredibly fast and easy which is another benefit to a lot of people. Simply throw in a few fruits or veggies, blend it up and you are done. A juicer shouldn’t be compared to as blender because they really are two different items altogether. A blender is good for things like a smoothie while juicers are better for – you guessed it, juices.

There are really two kinds of juicers, designed for various functions. Be aware that a good juicer can be quite expensive because juicing is hard on the motor, and a high-quality juicer is built to last. If you are buying a juicer which uses blades or inserts like a blender, be sure to ask about replacement availability, so that you can replace the blades, rather than the whole juicer, when the blades wear out or cannot be sharpened again.

A masticating juicer will usually chew up the foods that you place inside of it while they are being pushed through. These juicers are the ones that usually have some sort of an opening at the top of the lid along with a “food pusher” (the sort of handle like object that pushes the food through).

Sometimes these macerating juicers won’t have a food pusher and you can instead use your hand. A good instance of this would be the orange juice juicer, which allows you to simply place your hand over the mound of the orange and press downwards. In this case, the juice of the orange goes into the machine while a “strainer” of sorts gets rid of the fleshiness of the orange, piths, and any seeds that might get in the way, although some fibers still will get through.

A centrifugal juicer spins blades around at high speed. The blades often resemble a grater, and are designed to quickly extract juice while routing the pulp out the back of the juicer and into a waste container. Typically, the blades are covered by an enclosure, with a hole to feed fruits and vegetables through.

Centrifugal juicers are more suited for whole fruits and vegetables, and do not work as well with leafy greens. The juice produced tends to be light and tasty, although it does not have as much fiber as juice from a masticating juicer. One of the obvious benefits of a juicer should be the health benefits. Of course eating fruits and veggies is incredibly good for you, but when you combine fruits and veggies you get two, three even 4 times the amount of vitamins and minerals.

Plus, this is a really quick thing you can do right at home. You can even make a batch that will last you all day, if you choose to do so. Additionally, a raw foods diet is much easier to maintain in terms of fat, cholesterol, and calories – foods that can be eaten raw and much lower in all of these!