The advantage of juicing raw vegetables lies in separating the juice from the fiber, thus retaining the bulk of nutrients in the juice. Because the fiber has been removed, these fresh, living nutrients in the juice can enter into the bloodstream and that at cellular level, within minutes, without the time consuming and energy-depleting process of digestion.

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Our modern toxic lifestyle demands that we nutritionally supplement with juicing. Some people even call it a medicine. You can literally “make your juicer your drug store.”

Juicing is the most natural, fast and cost effective way to get nutrients at cellular level, in order to:

• Regain and boost your health and vitality
• De-tox cells
• Boost your immune system with mega loads of antioxidants
• Purify the blood
• Accelerate healing with ample building blocks to replace damaged cells
• Spike the energy levels
• Nourish the body with nutrients in synergy
• Hydrate the body

There are plenty of different juicer types and brands, using different processes, on the market today. As with most products out there, there are horses for courses. We will explain them all in order for you to make an educated and informed choice, when purchasing a juicer. There are basically 5 different juicer types which we will elaborate on.

THE 5 JUICER types:

There are basically five different juicer technologies.

1. Single Auger juicers
2. Twin Gear juicers
3. Twin Gear technology combined with 2 low pressure Augers – The ANGEL juicer.
4. Centrifugal juicers, we do not stock them, reasons will be explained.
5. Hydraulic juicers, we do not stock them, reasons will be explained.

The KEY PRINCIPLE of JUICING

There are always two key stages in any juicing machine

• Firstly to make a pulp (the juice and fiber mixture),
• Secondly the pulp must be dried out. At this stage the juice is separated from the fiber. It is crucial to note that the quantity and quality of the juice, is completely dependent on stage one. A juicer cannot extract juice out of chunks of the juicing substrate that is still solid.

1. Single auger technology juicers:

This technology is an entry level juicer. All the working parts is mostly a polymer (plastic).

The single auger of this juicer has two functions:

1. To pulverize the juicing product and,
2. To squeeze/apply pressure and then to extract the juice at the end of the auger at high pressure.

The pulp made by a single auger juicer is noticeable chunky with solid pieces in the pulp. Chunks are a sign of inefficiency plus unused juicing substrate, thus less juicing yield.

Single auger juicers are also called ‘masticating’ juicers. The auger technology works as follows; the juicing product is forced with the rotating juicing auger from a big volume to a small volume. Grating the juicing substrate between the auger and juicing screen. This auger juicing process is not a constant volume process, meaning that the auger rotates in a tapered shape reinforced juicing screen, shaped as a tapered cone – from big to small. The pressure builds up as the juicing substrate moves down the taper and only a percentage of the juicing product bursts and releases its juice.

Since single auger juicers are mainly made of plastic materials, the clearances between the working parts; the auger and the juicing screenare bigger. Thus the single auger process loses pressure more regularly. This is another fundamental reason why single augers juicers is less efficient in juice yield. Plus under working pressure these plastic components expand more than metal, resulting in even bigger clearances. The juicing yield is below average. Juicing yield is as good (or poor if you will) as with the centrifugal juicers, but unlike the latter, it is not aerated and can be stored.

The advantages of single auger juicers:

1. Quiet operation.
2. It can juice wheat grass and leafy vegetables.
3. It is more versatile than the centrifugal and hydraulic juicers.
4. One can store the juice for up to 24 hours.

The disadvantages of single auger juicers, in summary:

1. They are frustratingly slow.
2. They need much more juicing preparation, since it has a small in-feed and the juicing substances need to be chopped to size to fit through the in-feed.
3. Disappointing juice yield, as with the centrifugal juicers.
4. Not as durable, as all the parts are made of plastics.

2. TWIN GEAR juicers.

The twin gear juicing technology is a far more advanced juicing process. The twin gears are finely engineered with very tight clearances which allow for up to 25% better juice yield than the single auger juicers.

The twin gear juicers have either a 2 or 3 stage juicing action:

1. Stainless Steel (SS) gear section phase:

During this phase the juicing substrate is made in a very fine pulp ready for the juice to be squeezed out.

2. Screw press phase:

To increase the pressure at constant volume and to squeeze and extract the juice from the fine and pulverized pulp.

3. Knuckle press phase:

For improved pressure and juice yield, only available in the new model GS Exclusive 5000.