What Types of Juicers are best for Leafy Greens?

Leafy greens put up quite a fight before eking out their juices.  If you are trying to get more greens into your diet through juicing, these best juicers for leafy greens are most likely your best buy:

Twin gear juicer/ double auger juicer/triturating juicer

A twin gear juicer has two gears which self-feed and rotate inwards, they rub, crush and grind the produce to whip out the juice. The tearing action exposes the cell membrane releasing enzymes and nutrients for a high quality, rich colored juice.

Twin gear juicers operate at low speeds of about 80 to 160 rpm. These juicers are oxidation-proof preserving your juice for up to 48 hours.

Masticating juicers/slow juicers/ cold press juicers

Masticating juicers use a screw auger to crush and press the leafy greens and squeezes out the juice. Masticating juicers work at low speeds of 80 to 120 rpm. The slow and powerful squeeze of the masticating juicer helps it to extract juice out of even the thinnest leaves and most robust roots leaving a dry pulp. The juice is less exposed to oxidation preserving it for up to 72 hours.

What are the best Juicers you can buy?

Going green? Choosing the best juicers for greens is halfway through the journey to a healthy juicing lifestyle. If you are in the market for a juicer here’s your best buy:

OMEGA NC900HDC

Take your juicing a notch higher with this 2 stage juicer extraction process. The powerful auger mechanism crushes the pulp and presses it against a juicing screen to extract the juice.

It’s suitable for leafy greens, thick vegetables, fruits, baby food, grinding coffee or spices, nut butter, extruding pasta, and fruit ice cream.

It operates at 150 watts, 80 rpm with two horsepower motor for maximum juice extraction and minimum oxidation. This juicer comes with BPA free plastic for parts in contact with food and a 15-year warranty.

You get a wide chute 2.50 by 1.25 inches saving you prep time before juicing. It also comes with two containers to collect the juice and pulp respectively. You can create a large batch without dismantling the parts to clean up built-in pulp.

The multiple setting allows you to juice any ingredient of your choice, and the reverse functionality button helps you unclog stuck food pieces without disassembling the parts.

Pros and Cons of OMEGA NC900HDC

Pros:

• The wide chute gives you less prep time.
• Ideal for a variety of food items
• Five nozzles to alternate your juicing requirements
• Easy to clean up

Cons:

• Quite expensive
• The screen is prone to breaking
• Bulky design making it difficult manoeuvre and takes up a lot of space

SKG Cold Press Juicer

SKG cold press juicer is a vertical shaped masticating juicer with a 3-inch wide feed chute to shave off time preparing the produce. You can also use it to make other foods such as purees, tofu, and frozen fruit sorbets.

Its 240-watt motor rotating auger at 60 rpm provides high-quality juice with minimum oxidation. Convenient back support handles allow for easy carrying. The plastic parts in contact with food are BPA free and made of Tristan food grade plastic.

You get a ten-year warranty on the motor and a two-year warranty on the parts. The juicer’s outlet is fitted with a cap to prevent juice dripping when you remove the container. Soft produce such as bananas, mangoes and kiwi fruit are difficult to juice, which a standard feature with most vertical masticating machines.

Pros and Cons of SKG:

Pros:

• 3-inch wide chute for easy food preparation
• Affordable
• Drip-free juice cap
• Easy to clean and assemble

Cons:

• Poor yields on juicing soft produce
• Extracts juice with high pulp content
• Prone to clogging

CUISINART CJE-1000

This is the ideal definition of style and technology. It comes with a 3-inch wide chute to save you produce prep time. The juicer yields a high quantity of juice with no foam and is ideal for hard produce such as apples, beets, pears, carrots, and radishes also thick vegetables.

Cleaning can take a bit of time because it has nine parts that need to be assembled and disassembled. This 100-watt powerful centrifugal juicer allows for fast processing of produces. The five-speed dial controls the juicing speed of different produce.

The anti-drip adjustable flow spout prevents juice dripping when you remove the juice jug. It comes with BPA free plastic parts and a filter basket to minimize foam. The hinges are made of plastic which can be quite fragile.

Pros and Cons of CULSINART CJE1000

Pros:

• Anti-drip spout
•  3-inch wide feed chute for fast prep time
• Five-speed dial for different products with blue LED light ring

Cons:

• Slow juicer if you rush it,  you get a wet pulp
• Not suitable for leafy greens, nut milk, and nut butter

KUVINGS NJ9500U

This juicer comes with a 350 watt motor with up to 11 000rpm speed. Powerful speeds to slice, crush, grind or blend even the hardest fruit swiftly. High and low dual speed for extra convenience with high speeds for faster juicing of hard fruits at 11000rpm and low speeds at 9500 rpm ideal for juicing leafy greens and soft fruit.

This centrifugal juicer has a large feeding tube to accommodate fruits of different sizes and save you pre-cutting time before juicing.

The mesh screen has fine holes to ensure high-quality homogenous yield. It has a slow motor hence takes longer to process a lot of food.

Price: $169.99

Pros and Cons of KUVINGS NJ9500U

Pros:

• Easy to assemble and clean
• High juice yield
• Dual speed for extra convenience

Cons:

• Blades require constant cleaning
• 350-watt motor quite slow

Healthy Juices you can make with your Juicers for Greens

Here’re a handful of healthy juice combos to get you started:

Energy Boost

• Handful of spinach
• One cucumber
• Five celery stalks
• One lemon
• One ginger
• One green apple

1. Wash the ingredients in running water.
2. Core the apple and lemon. De-stem the spinach leaves. Slice the cucumber into pieces; chop the celery stalks into pieces. Peel and chop the ginger.
3. Fill up the juicer with the cucumber and celery.
4. Add the spinach leaves, apples, a squeeze of lemon juice and a few pieces of ginger for that extra zing.
5. Juice and serve. 

Green Punch

• Four stalks celery

• ½ cucumber
• One medium green apple

1. Wash and clean ingredients in running water
2. Core the apples. Chop the celery stalks and slice the cucumber.
3. Juice and serve.

Glow Goddess

• One apple
• Five celery stalks
• Four leaves of kale

1. Wash the ingredients.
2. De-stem the kales. Core the apple. Chop the celery stalks into pieces.
3. Juice and serve.

You can drink the juices immediately or refrigerate for up to 72 hours in BPA free plastic containers or glasses,

Bottom Line

Do you juice? Juicing is the new wave nowadays with health-conscious people swearing of its immense benefits. So what’s the appeal? Sipping on nutrient-rich green juice kick starts your metabolism and gives you a clear less foggy mind. Juicing is here to stay. Drink your diet.