Many health and diet enthusiasts have made juicing a major part of their lifestyle. Fresh juice from leafy greens, hard vegetables and fruits provides the body with essential vitamins and minerals.
Getting into a juice diet is an essential part of an effective weight loss program. This dietary practice also promotes brain health as well as increases energy to prevent inflammatory diseases.
If you are planning on making juicing a part of your diet, you will need to have an efficient juicer. Choosing the best juicer entails a meticulous research on what juicers are available in the market, how efficiently they can extract juice and more importantly, cost.
To make the process easier, here are some of the best juicers for leafy greens, hard vegetables and fruits.
Aicok Juicer Slow Masticating Juicer Extractor
The Aicok brand is a new player in the juicer market but has nevertheless have one of the best cold press juicers. This masticating juicer extracts juice at a slow speed to lessen heat which in turn reduces oxidation to keep vitamins and minerals intact.
Overloading the juicer will not cause the juicer to clog because it has a reverse function to remove clogged pulp. This juicer has a quiet motor and produces high juice yield. Extracted juice comes out cold.
A user says she was able to fill the accompanying cup with juice from a grapefruit, orange, two each of celery stalks and beets, a few baby carrots and few mixed greens. The pulp she says came out dry and she was so delighted with her fresh juice.
This juicer is made from eco-friendly and non-toxic materials so there are no harmful materials that will mix with your juice. It is easy to assemble and dismantle for easy use and cleaning in a dishwasher.
Omega Dual-Stage Vertical Single Auger Low Speed Juicer
This Omega juicer is a masticating juicer that operates at low speed of about 80 rpm. It squeezes, not grinds, juice out to maintain vitamins, nutrients, taste and natural color of fruits and vegetables.
This Omega low speed juicer uses a vertical cylinder to extract juices. This means vegetables and fruits no longer need to be in small pieces before they are feed into the machine.
The low speed extraction keeps the healthy enzymes intact and prevents oxidation. This allows the juice to remain fresh for up to 72 hours and also allows your body to absorb more nutritious enzymes.
This singer auger and low speed juicer has a simple ON/OFF operation with a reverse function to prevent clogging of pulps.
A user says he and his wife have been on a 30-day juice diet and have used the Omega low speed juicer for almost everything. They have done hard root plants, cantaloupes, carrots and loads of leafy greens. He says to secret is to chop everything.
If you intend to juice daily, the Omega juicer is an ideal choice because it made of materials that are several times more durable than plastic.
BrevilleJuice Fountain Elite Juice Extractor
This Breville Elitejuice Extractor is equipped with features you would normally find in industrial juicers. This juicer comes with a big chute and can extract juice from 3 regular-sized apples or carrots at one time without having to cut them into small pieces.
This juicer can extract the maximum amount of juice, pulp-free with the help of 40,000 filtering pores in the extraction area and titanium cutting disc and dual knife blade.
This juicer comes in two speeds: high speed at 13,000RPM for dense vegetables and fruits and low speed at 6,500 RPM for softer leafy greens and fruits.
Safety features have been conveniently included in this juicer including a locking arm and an auto shutting system upon overloading and overheating.
A user says she has used a lot of juicers over the years but this Breville Elite juice extractor is the best of them all. She says it is super fast and produces more than twice the amount of juice. It always leaves the pulp super dry.
If you are looking for juicer that is durable enough for industrial use but great for home use, the Breville Juice Fountain Elite is the best juicing machine. The Breville extracts juice in the same quality as a masticating juicer with the speed of a centrifugal juicer.
Super Angel DELUXE Model – Replaces AJ5500
This Super Angel Deluxe juicer is an upgraded version and comes with a more powerful motor, control panels, safety sensors and cooling systems to ensure smooth and safe juicing.
This unit is equipped with safety features wherein it automatically adjusts speed when overloaded to prevent clogging and jamming. The automatic cooling system on the other hand prevents the unit from overheating.
This heavy-duty juicer grinds and crushes fruits and vegetables into super-fine particles extracting maximum amount of juice. It operates on a slow rpm to prevent heat generation so enzymes remain intact and to allow you to extract juices from green grasses and vegetables.
This juicer comes with a durable .304 stainless steel construction. It includes a glass Pyrex dish to collect the juice.
A user says she finds the motor and body of this Super Angel Deluxe juicer to be strong and the attachments made well. She says she likes it that the impeller mechanism squeezes maximum juice leaving the pulp very dry. She juices a lot but the motor never gets too run.
This juicer can extract the most juice from vegetables, herbs, wheatgrass, leafy greens and fruits while maintain their natural taste and color.
The Original Healthy Juicer – Manual Wheatgrass Juicer by Lexen
This Lexen manual juicer was designed for fresh greens. This unit is actually one of the best manual-type wheatgrass juicers for wheatgrass and such leafy gresns as kale, spinach and lettuce.
To get the full healthy benefits from leafy greens they need to juiced in a slow and cool manner to prevent heat from the stainless steel blades from destroying enzymes and antioxidants. This is exactly how the Lexen does it.
This Lexen manual juicer is easy to assemble and disassemble. The unit includes a dual mechanism to firmly secure the juicer from the top and bottom to the countertop. It is easy to clean and more importantly extremely efficient.
A user says she loves everything about this Lexen manual juicer. She says it may may a while for the juice to be extracted from the leafy greens but she says she finds the time watching a super healthy juice produced as she spins the lever to be so relaxing.
This Lexen manual juicer processes juice with one auger crank ensuring you will get all the healthy benefits from your fresh greens
Types of Juicers
The masticating and centrifugal juicers are two of the most common types of juicers available in the market.
Masticating Juicers
This juicer type is ideal for extracting juice wheat grass and green leafy vegetables. These juicers grind fruits and vegetables and then extract the most amount of juice from pulps. They produce high yields with the least oxidation.
Most masticating juicers are cold-press or slow juicers. This means, they may take a little more time to extract juices but thee units do not heat up and keeps most of the nutrients intact. They also have a quiet operation.
Centrifugal Juicers
This juicer type of juices is ideal for hard fruits and vegetables. These juicers have speedy operations and loud operations.
The process of extracting juice is this juicer starts with grinding and leads juice to a fine mesh-type sieve.
These juicers are easy to assemble and disassemble and are mostly dishwasher safe.
Conclusion
Of the 5 juicers reviewed I choose the Omega Heavy Duty Dual-Stage Speed Juicer. I like the fact that it is able to effectively maintain all the natural taste and color of fruits and vegetables and at the same time keeping nutrients and vitamins intact.
I also like the fact that you can feed fruits and vegetables directly into the juicer without having to cut them into small pieces. While it may a little time for this juicer to extract juice, no oxidation occurs thus extracted juices remains fresh for up to 72 hours