So, someone has really done his/her homework and knows that when it comes to juicing it’s a lot more than a simple juicer, a simple sieve or the good old squeezers. Whenever it comes to comparison between two juicers, we can’t directly jump to conclusions as there are different people with different requirements, different tastes and preferences to the items they want to juice and different investment they can make.
Coming to the comparison over here, the Cold Press Juicers and Centrifugal Juicers is one of its own kind. One of the contenders for the “BETTER JUICER” title follows dictum “Quality never comes cheap” and the other one goes “Its best to keep things simple”. So, let’s finally begin with the task at hand and first have a complete analysis of both of the juicers, have a look at their pros and cons and then compare them on the basis of various criteria.
Cold Press Juicer:
- The basic juicing is done by the MASTICATING or CHEWING process of the machine which produces a superior juice as compared to the Centrifugal one.
- Cold Press Juicers have lower speed and compress the fruits and vegetables GENTLY to SQUEEZE out the Juice.
- Though the Cold Press Juicers are COSTLY, their thorough and slow extraction rate yields a better juice in greater quantity.
Coming over to the pros and cons of the Cold Press Juicers:
Pros |
Cons |
Good for juicing leafy green vegetables, sprouts, herbs and grasses |
Initial cost is HIGH |
Juice yield HIGH |
Fruits needed to be cut into smaller pieces for narrow chutes. Hence, preparation time is longer. |
Enzyme integrity and Juice Shelf life is longer; upto 72 hours |
Juice is slightly PULPY |
Low operational speed, hence less heat leading to preservation of more enzymes and nutrients |
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Juice foaming and separation is MINIMAL |
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Quite PRESSING Action |
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Some models even offer other food processing functions, such as making nut butter, sorbet, nut milk etc. |
After having an overview of Cold Press Juicers, let’s move on to: Centrifugal Ones.
Centrifugal Juicer:
- They are the CHEAPEST juicers.
- Initially the fruits and vegetables are pulverized against a cutting blade, round in shape which spins Quickly against the Metal Strainer.
- The juice is separated from the pulp by the CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. This force is generated by the spinning motion of the cutting surface. This is where they get their name from.
Let’s have an overall idea of the pros and cons for Centrifugal Juicers:
Pros |
Cons |
Juicing Action is FAST |
Not good for JUICING grasses, herbs, sprouts and leafy green vegetables |
Cheap |
Juice yield is LESS |
Easy usage and Handling |
Fast spinning of juicing blades produces HEAT which destroys the beneficial enzymes |
Fruits and vegetables need NOT be cut into smaller pieces. Hence the preparation time is LESS. |
Higher Foaming and Juice Separation |
Owing to grinding and Cutting action, the juicer is NOISY |
Now, we have had an overall idea of both the types of Juicers and next we will JUDGE them BOTH On the basis of some common juicing criteria.
- Cost:
- Cold Press Juicers are Costlier than the Centrifugal ones. But the Quantity and Quality of Juice in Cold Press juicers is far more than that in Centrifugal Juicer.
- Nutrient Quality:
- This is one of the most important factor that needs to be taken under consideration while purchasing a Juicer. Cold Press Juicers work at a low speed, hence the het produced is much less than in the Centrifugal ones. This leads to LESSER FOAMING, SUPERIOR TASTE, MINIMAL SEPARATION and RETENTION of all the necessary Nutrients and Enzymes.
- Going for the statistics, the Cold Press Juicers EXTRACT 60% more Vitamin A, 42% more Vitamin C and 35-50% more Juice Quantity as compared to the Centrifugal Juicers.
- Shelf Life:
- The shelf life is NOT ONLY dependent on the juicer type and Hence there is NO definite preference on this criteria. But the disintegration of enzymes is LESSER in Cold Press Juicers. Hence they offer a longer shelf life.
- Though the juice should be consumed fresh so as to have the maximum nutritional gain.
- Ease of Cleaning:
- The Cold Press Juicers have a great ease of Cleansing and can be PRACTICALLY Auto – Cleaned.
- While juicing, you can run water through them for cleaning.
- Types of juices you want to have:
- The Cold Press Juicers can juice almost all kinds of fruits, vegetables, grasses, nuts, produce nut butters, nut milks and exotic green leafy vegetables and sprouts, herbs etc. easily.
- Hence the variety is more in case of Cold Press Juicers.
So, after having a Basic Introduction, a study of Pros and Cons and the judgment over the common juicing criteria, you can easily ROUND OFF the factors and arrive at the juicer YOU WANT.
HAPPY JUICING..!!!
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