Types of Juicers

Juicing is one of those elements that are considered important if we talk about a healthy
lifestyle. It not only helps you to lose weight but also makes your skin look healthy and fresh.
People are getting more conscious about their health since the outbreak of various fatal
diseases.

Due to the ever-busy daily routine, you often find it difficult to cook home-made food.
Processed and fast foods are the biggest problem of an unhealthy lifestyle. To overcome this
problem, juicing helps a lot by giving your body all the required nutrients in a pure and
uncontaminated way.

It washes off all the undesired components out of your body. Pre-bottled juices in the market
are not pure as they contain preservatives, different chemicals, and additives. So, it’s better to
extract juice at home with the help of a sturdy and powerful juicer.

It's a time-consuming and a bit tiring process to buy the best juicer of your choice. So, for your
ease, the following is the roundup of different types of juicers available out there in the market.
You can choose the one that fits all of your requirements.

1. Centrifugal Juicer
If you want to get a comparatively low-price juicer, then a centrifugal juicer is a good option to
buy. It extracts the juice from the pulp through a centrifugal force at a speed of around 3000-
16000 rpm. The juice after separating from the pulp via grinding passes through small holes of
the basket. This juicer basket then strains the juice into a collecting cup.
Features of Centrifugal Juicer:
 Rotating knife
 Sharp, flat blades
 Speed control option
 Filter
 Staining basket
 Fast juicer
 Large chute

Benefits or Uses of Centrifugal Juicer:

 Economical
 Easy to clean
 Convenient to use
 Best for large batches
 Effortless working

2. Manual Juicer
Manual juicers are the simplest ones till now. They are extremely easy to use and don't require
electricity. That's why they are also called "non-electric juicers”. The most common type of
manual juicer is the “citrus juicers”.
 3) Citrus Juicers
As the name shows, manual juicers are mainly used to extract the juice of citrus fruits
like lemon, orange, grapefruit, and limes, etc. You just have to cut the fruit in half across
the middle and put it on the juicer. Manual citrus juicers are mainly operated by hands.
They are very cheap and are also easily available everywhere.

Features of Manual/Citrus Juicer:

 Portable
 Best for on the go
 Cheap
 No risk of injury
  No need for electric power

Benefits of Manual/Citrus Juicer:

 Easy to clean
 Easy to find
 No oxidation
 Silent operation
 Rich in nutrients

4) Electric Citrus Juicer

Some citrus juicers are manual that don’t need electric power to function. Whereas, others
require electricity. The electric citrus juicer provides more fast and efficient juicing mechanism
relative to manual ones.

It slowly extracts the juice with a slow-speed system thus preserving all the essential nutrients
and enzymes required for our body. It doesn't change the color and taste of juice at all because
no heat is involved in this system.

An electrical citrus juicer extracts a large amount of juice than the manual citrus juicers. But
they are a bit expensive than the manual juicers.
Features of Electric Juicer:
 Unique design
 Auto-flowing spout
 Easy to clean and use
 Fast and save time

Benefits of Electric Juicer:

 Efficient
 Maximize the nutrients
 Gives delicious fresh juice
 Quick and easy

5) Hand-Operated Juicers
For quick and easy juicing of lemons and oranges, hand-operated juicers are mostly used. In
such types of juicers, all the work is done by hand. So they are more like manual ones. Different
types of these are conveniently available in the market. Some common types of these hand-
operated juicers are:

6) Lever-Action Hand Juicer

This type of hand-operated or manual juicer is also used to juice citrus fruits. The arm or
lever of this juicer is used to extract maximum juice without any bitter taste. Juice
extracted from this type of juicer contains higher nutritional value and yield. This juicer
is made up of stainless steel with non-slip feet.
7) Hand-Crank Juicer
This machine is very portable therefore saves a lot of space on the kitchen counter.
After cutting the fruits into pieces, you just have to put them in the juicer. Then rotate
the soft or hard fruit with the help of a handle to mash and grind it in juice. It's very
suitable for the on-the-go. It’s also eco-friendly and has detachable parts. It’s not so
good for citrus fruits but best for hard fruits like apples or pomegranate.

8) Hand-Held Type Juicer

 This type of Manual or citrus juicer is mainly used to squeeze orange and lemon. It
collects all the seeds of the food. Thus, you get clean, and pure juice just within minutes.
It’s a very economical and efficient method to extract citrus juice.

9) Hand-Squeeze Type Juicer

This type of hand-operated citrus juicer is best for older people and kids who don't have
great hand strength. You don't have to press this juicer rather you just have to twist the
two handles together to squeeze the lemon juice. It is only designed for small diameter
citrus fruits like lemon. It's best for daily use during quick cooking.
Features of Hand-Operated Juicers:
 Inexpensive
 Without electricity
 Best for small quantity

Benefits of Hand-Operated Juicers:

 Easy cleanup
 Comfortable to find
 No oxidation
 No noise
 Rich in nutrients
 Quick and easy

10) Masticating Juicer

Cold press juicer, slow juicer, and single-gear juicer are three different names of the same
juicer which is broadly known as “Masticating juicer”. This juicer is relatively expensive and
heavy than the centrifugal one. The juice contains more nutrients, tastes delicious, and
produces less foam. It runs at a slow speed of around 80-120 rpm, making the juice rich in
color, enzymes, and minerals.
It also has two other types. These are named horizontal and vertical masticating juicers.

11) Horizontal Masticating Juicer

This type of masticating juicer presses the veggies and fruits very slowly through a small
feeding chute and a deceleration motor. The horizontal auger makes it easy for you to
strain the juice of leafy vegetables and wheatgrass.

Because you don't have to cut them into small pieces before putting them into the
juicer. The auger of this juicer machine is extremely easy to clean with convenient
handling. It’s very sleek without any edge.

The juice extracted from this type of masticating juicer can be preserved in the
refrigerator for up to 72 hours without oxidation. The only problem with this juicer is
that it takes a lot of time to juice as compared to the vertical one.

12) Vertical Masticating Juicer

The design of this type of masticating juicer is very defined and neat. The auger in it is
designed in an erected vertical position. This vertical juicer is completely perfect to
extract juice from all kinds of fruits and vegetables.

It functions with a slow-speed motor to retain all the important nutrients, thus provide
high-quality juice. Its erected pipe requires the cutting of food before putting them in it.

Otherwise, large pieces can easily cause blockage in the vertical shaft pipe. This
masticating juicer doesn’t need hands to operate it as the juice produce on its own into
the juicer due to the vertical chute.
Features of Masticating Juicer:
 Auger to crush food
 Versatile
 Slow juicer
 Better-quality juice

Benefits of Masticating Juicer:

 Quieter
 Ideal for leafy veggies, herbs
 Also juices small amount of wheatgrass
 Dry-pulp
 Retained nutrients

13. Auger Juicer

This juicer delivers juice with almost zero oxidation. The reason is its slow operating
mechanism. It has a column that rotates at a very low speed. Thus crush and mesh up
vegetables and fruits into good-quality juice. It has two types, one is “single auger juicer”, and
the other is “twin auger juicer” (triturating juicer). Both are further categorized into “vertical”
and “horizontal” orientations.
14) Single Auger Juicer
This type of auger has a single column or auger that operates at a low speed but high
torque. The motor attached to the gearbox rotates the column at low speed, thus
allowing the production of nutritious juice against the circulating auger.

15) Vertical Auger

The vertical-shaped auger is specifically designed in a perpendicular or straight-up
position. Its best for hard fruits or vegetables due to the upright positioned column that
uses gravity for rapidly grinding.
 16) Horizontal Auger
This orientation is most suitable for less hard fruits and vegetables because of no
gravity. This auger is easy to clean. It has very few moving parts so that’s why pretty
easy to assemble or disassemble too.

17) Twin Auger Juicer

As the name shows, twin means two or in pair. This juicer has two columns or augers
that crush and grind the fruits and vegetables together by pressing them. These steel
columns rotate in an opposite direction to produce juice without any problem.

Features of Auger Type Juicers:

 Low rpm
 High torque
  Spiral shaped drill motor
 80-100 rpm

Benefits of Auger Type Juicers:

 Powerful motor
 Highly-effective
 Remarkable extracting job
 Even grind pasta

18. Triturating Juicer

This juicer is also known as the "Twin Gear” juicer. It has two gears to crush or grind the fruits
or vegetables between them with a very little gap. This gap allows all the small particles to
finely grind by rotating them in between the two gears. This juicer also runs at a very low speed
of about 80-120 rpm. Such slow speed prevents the juice from oxidizing and also preserves all
the nutrients, enzymes, and minerals.

Features of Triturating Juicer:

 Different attachment options
 A bit problematic for hard foods

Benefits of Triturating Juicer:

 Store juice for up to 36 hours in the refrigerator
  High yield

19. Hydraulic Press Juicer

This type of juicer is quite efficient relative to slow or cold press juicer. It delivers juice of almost
all types of fruits and vegetables with good quality, taste, and color. You can extract around
10%-20% more juice with it than other juicers.

Why it is called a press juicer is because the wet pulp of fruits or veggies after being ground by
the cutters or grids is pressed in the pressing chamber of this hydraulic press juicer. This whole
mechanism uses a force of around 4000 pounds.

It mainly involves two major steps, first is grinding into the wet pulp, and the second is
extracting the juice by pressing it under huge force and pressure. Because of these two steps,
it's also known as a “two-stage juicer.”

Features of Hydraulic Press Juicer:

 Highest yield
 Longest shelf life
 Less heat
Benefits of Hydraulic Press Juicer:
 Flavorful juice
 Very little oxidation

20. Multi-Stacked Juicer Pot or Steam Juicer

The best way to store any kind of juice for a long time is to steam heat the food. This multi-
stacked juicer pot breaks the cell wall of fruits and veggies, thus produce juice this way. This
juicer looks like a pan or a cooktop.

Features of Steam pot juicer:

 Good-quality catch basin
 Steam insert included
 A pot to keep fruits

Benefits of Steam Pot Juicer:

 Budget-friendly
 Best storing method
 21. Wheatgrass Juicer
To get dry wheatgrass or barley juice without any moisture, a specific wheatgrass juicer is also
available. It efficiently extracts the juice of grasses, therefore the best option for pure-
vegetarian people. It’s made of stainless steel, that’s why very well-built and never rust.

Features of Wheatgrass Juicer:

 Dishwasher safe
 Easy to clean
 Easy to set

Benefits of Wheatgrass Juicer:

 Excellent extraction
 Easy to operate
 Non-toxic

Conclusion:
As now you have all the information regarding the juicers and their different types, it will be
quite easy for you to select any of them. Before locking your final decision, make sure to go
through the reviews and opinions of people on different websites of juicers. Also note down
your budget, model, or style that you want and the quality you hope for. Then pick the one that
meets all of your specifications. After all, it's a matter of your health. So, you should never
compromise on the quality of the product that’s directly related to your health.