Monday, October 26, 2009

Get your Fruit and Nutrients with a 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.

Although the juice of fruit is good for us it can also be detrimental to some people's health. There are certain fruits which people who say suffer from diabetes need to be wary of because they contain high levels of fruit sugar in them. Although when eaten normally this does not cause too much of a problem, but when drank as juice this is a different matter. The reason being that the fruit sugar in the juice is able to be absorbed into their bloodstream a lot more rapidly and this may result in spikes in their blood sugar levels. If not controlled correctly then this can lead to a possible diabetic attack occurring.

When it comes to buying fruit juicers as you will soon discover there are a number of different kinds to select from. The more simple types are the manual press or twin press or you can go for the centrifugal, centrifugal injection, masticating, single auger or dual cage auger one.

The type of juicers which most people tend to use and which have been around for the longest are the centrifugal models. These are very simple in design and will have both a shredder and strainer attachment and use centrifugal force to remove the juice from the pulp. Although the centrifugal injection model is similar in looks and the way it functions to the centrifugal model this one's sides slant more and it is far easier to clean.

However in recent times we have seen an increase in the sale of the masticating juicers. These chew the pulp rather than shred it to extract the juice so far less of the pulp is able to make its way through with the juice. Plus they run at much slower speeds so tend to make less noise than the centrifugal versions.

When you are thinking of purchasing a new fruit juicer for your home there are certain things that you need to be taken into consideration as well as the cost. Below we look at just what these considerations are.

1. The first thing to consider is how easy the juicer is to operate and clean. The more compact models tend to be very simple to use and with most models these days the juice holder is removable and can then be cleaned. Look for those models where the removable components can be placed in a dishwasher after use to be cleaned. 2. Although the branded models tend to cost more they are also the more reliable types of fruit juicers you can buy. Plus if any parts need to be replaced on them in the future getting them shouldn't prove too much of a problem. 3. Finally you should look at what speed the juicer works and if you can go for those that have a very low speed as this will prevent too much oxidation taking place when the juice is being extracted. So what you are in fact getting is more juice than air in what you are going to be drinking.

Above we have shown you the types of fruit juicers you can now purchase to prepare your own healthy drinks at home. But remember to keep the factors in mind when you are looking to buy one to ensure that you get exactly what you want at a price you can afford.

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