Getting Healthy using a Fruit Juicer

By Nick Jaggs

One of the easiest ways to get a serving of your five a day fruit or vegetables is by drinking juice made from them. Only drinking one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice will be beneficial to your health, but may well improve your energy levels as well. Although you can purchase juice ready squeezed spend some money on one of the many good fruit juicers now available and make your own instead.

We know that fruit juice is good for us but too much of a good thing can also cause problems. There are certain fruits which contain high levels of sugar and if consumed in large quantities can prove detrimental to one's health. For example if you are a diabetic these types of sugars are able to access the bloodstream a lot more quickly when consumed in juice form. This in turn results in the levels of blood sugar in the body increasing which can result in a diabetic attack taking place.

When you are considering buying fruit juicers you need to be aware that there are several different kinds to choose from. The types of juicers which you can purchase today include the centrifugal, the centrifugal injection, the manual press, the single auger, the dual cage auger, the twin press and the masticating juicer.

The most popular juicer that people tend to purchase when buying one of these and the one that has been on the market the longest is the centrifugal type. Not only are they simple in design but are very easy to use and it is the centrifugal force which helps to extract the juice from the fruit pulp which is forced against a shredder and strainer. However, there are some people who prefer the centrifugal injection models instead. Although they look like the centrifugal type juicer the sides of these are more slanted and cleaning proves a lot easier.

The other type of juicer which is now proving extremely popular is the masticating type. These instead of shredding the pulp chew it to extract the juice and you will discover that the juice made from this contains far less of the fruits pulp in it. Also they run at a lower speed than the centrifugal types so tend to make much less noise.

If you are thinking of buying a fruit juicer then there are certain factors that you need to be taking into consideration before you make your purchase. Along with how much you are willing to spend on the juicer there are other factors which we show below that you need to consider.

1. Select a juicer that is not only easy to operate but easy to clean. It is best if you look for one's that are compact and the parts into which the juice is deposited can be placed in a dishwasher to be cleaned. 2. You are better of going for the branded models as these will be more reliable and obtaining any replacement parts will prove to be a lot easier. 3. It is also best if you select the fruit juicers who run at slower speeds as these can prevent the amount of oxidation occurs in the juice. What these types of juicers do is allow you to extract more of the juice from the vegetables or fruit.

In this article we have looked at the various types of fruit juicers one can buy these days and the kinds of things to be looking for when you decide to go out and buy one. If you keep these factors in mind then finding one that not only meets your requirements but is affordable will become a lot easier. - 32406

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