What kinds of juicers are there?
Juicers generally fall into three categories: masticating, centrifugal and triturating. These have to do with the method of extracting and separating the juice from the pulp. The Masticating machine operates at a slower speed. It chews the fibers and breaks up the cells of vegetables and fruits. This gives you more fiber, enzymes, vitamins and trace minerals. The Champion is a masticating juicer. It also is more versatile because in addition to extracting juices, the unit homogenizes making baby foods, sauces, nut butters, and sorbets. An optional grain mill attachment is available for grinding grains into flour. The Centrifugal machine first grinds the fruit and vegetables then pushes them through the strainer by spinning at a very high rpm (similar to your washing machine on the spin cycle). This method usually yields a little more volume of juice. The Omega, Acme, Juiceman II, Ultramatic and L Equipe are centrifugal machines. (Most juicers sold on the market are centrifugal). Option
