Types of Juicers: How many are there (Explained in details)

kristy April 3, 2021November 3, 2021

If you want to know, how many types of juicers are available in the market, then you are in the right place.

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The most common two types of juicers are centrifugal (fast) and masticating (slow). besides these two, there are twin gear, cold press type juicers, and citrus juicers. so there are mainly 5 types of juicers in the market.

Let’s see what experts are saying about juicer types

if you want to know how to choose a juicer then, you can read my other article.

Let’s know more about different types of juicers below

Type Centrifugal juicers: fast juicers

These type of juicers are fast has rpm of 3000 to 10000. these juicers use centrifugal force (or high spinning force) cut into small pieces (by sharp blades and shredder) and then force against the juicing screen to get the pure juice.

These juicers are good for beginner’s, casual juice makers. you can take these types of juicers –

if you like hard fruits and vegetables like carrots, beet, and so on but not so much soft fruits (pineapple and so on )and veggies and leafy green (kale and so on)
if you are busy and have less time for juicing
(You will need less cutting or preparation before juicing with these types of juicers.)
you can read more about this type of juicer here

pros	cons
good for hard fruits and veggie fast juicing need less time maximum 24-hour storage possible	Not so good with leafy greens or soft fruits It makes a Loud sound like a lawnmower juice teste moderate ( foam, moderate oxidation) juice yield less (than masticating type)

Masticating Type juicers

these juicers are also called slow juicers or auger juicers. these types of juicers crash the produces slowly (at around 80-100 rpm) and are then pushed through a juicer screen or filter to make juice.

These type of juicers are good for individual or family who loves juicing you can take these type of juicers. You should consider this type of juicer, if

If you like to get the best quality juice from your juicer and that taste good
and if you live in a dorm or a family, and want to make juice in the morning without waking others

you can read this article about masticating juicers

Pros	Cons
Can juice hard and soft fruits and veggies Also can juice leafy greens better Juice quality or test very good (less foam and oxidation) Juicer is quite Juice yield high Can store the juice for 72 hours maximum	Juicing need time – preparation (chopping the fruits or veggies), juicing and cleaning Normally expensive than Centrifugal types

Twin gear juicers

This type of juicer uses two gears. these types of juicers crush the produces slowly with two gears and two augers push the produce against the juicing screen (squeeze), like a single auger juicer to produce juice.

Pros	Cons
Can juice hard and soft fruits and veggies Also can juice leafy greens better Juice quality or test very good (less foam and oxidation) Juicer is quite Juice yield high Can store the juice for 72 hours maximum	Juicing need time – preparation (chopping the fruits or veggies), juicing, and cleaning Normally expensive than Masticating type juicers

Cold press juicers

This type of juicer is two machines in one. one part is a grinder that chops fruits and vegetables the other part uses hydraulic pressure to squeeze chopped produces to make juice.

this type of juicer is mainly used in juice bars or commercial settings.

Pros	Cons
Juice quality or test very good (less foam and oxidation) Juice yield high Can store the juice for 72 hours maximum Cleaning is easy as a breeze	Juicing need time – preparation (chopping the fruits or veggies), juicing, and cleaning Normally expensive than Masticating

Citrus juicers

this type of juicer extract juices from citrus fruits and vegetables.

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