Peel fruit and vegetables that have a thick skin such as melons, pineapple
and citrus fruit.
Juice only the freshest of fruit and vegetables to get the most out them and
the best flavours.
Cut large pieces of fruit, such as melons into large wedges.
Some seeds from citrus fruits can be bitter so you may want to remove some
of the seeds if desired.
Remove seeds and stones from fruit such as mangoes, papaya and stone
fruit. This will prevent the blade from getting damaged.
Juicing techniques
When juicing different fruit and vegetables it may help to juice in different
combinations. For example, when juicing apples and oranges, juice the soft
fruit (oranges) first, then follow with the hard fruit (apples) second. This
will help you to achieve the maximum juice extraction from the fruit and
vegetables.
When juicing fresh herbs such as mint or parsley, add the herbs in between
the fruit and vegetables to get the most out of the herb or if only using a
small quantity, add the herb at the same time as a piece of fruit and veg-
etable.
Bananas can be hard to juice but the taste goes a long way. When juicing
a blend of fruit with bananas, add the banana as either the first or second
piece of fruit. The nectar of the banana will sit inside the filtering basket
and as the remaining fruits are added into the juice extractor they will re-
lease the banana nectar throughout the rest of the juice resulting in frothy
flavoursome juice.
When juicing small fruit such as grapes or strawberries, add the fruit in
handfuls rather than one at a time, this will maximise the amount of juice
extracted.
Be aware that beetroot stains all other fruit and vegetables. If juicing sev-
eral different juice combinations, juice the drink with the beetroot last, so
as to not stain the other drinks.
A GUIDE TO THE BENEFITS OF JUICING
Fruit /
Vegetable Source of
Apples
Carotenes, pectin,
potassium, vitamin
C and dietary fibre,
energy giving
carbohydrates.
Apricots
Beta-carotene, iron,
vitamin C, dietary
fibre.
Banana
Potassium,
carbohydrates,
Benefits
KJ per 100g
May help in the treatment
150kj/100g
of constipation.
High in natural sugars for
280kj/100g
energy.
Stärken das Immunsystem,
100 kJ/100 g
schützen vor viralen
respiratorischen
Erkrankungen.
Fruit /
Vegetable Source of
Benefits
dietary
Provides sustained
225kj/100g
fibre,
energy.
vitamin B6,
vitamin C.
Beetroot
Folate, potassium,
The folate is excellent for
leafy tops are rich
healthy cells.
in beta carotene,
calcium and iron.
Blue berries Carotenoids, vitamin
Antibacterial.
C.
Capsicum
High in vitamin C,
1 red capsicum has enough
beta carotene.
vitamin C
to meet
135kj/100g
Eine Quelle langsam
the daily
verdaulicher Kohlenhydrate,
needs of
regelt die Darmfunktion.
10 people.
Carrots
Beta carotene, folate,
May help with night vision.
dietary fibre.
Celery
Only small amounts
Helps to clean mouth and
of vitamins and
teeth.
minerals.
Cherries
Very high in vitamin
May help to stabilise the
C, dietary fibre.
heartbeat and also keeps
the skin healthy.
Cucumber
Only small amounts
May help with flatulence.
of vitamins and
minerals.
Fennel
Beta carotene, folate. Fennel seeds are good for
digestion.
Ginger
Aids in digestion and
is good for nausea and
improves circulation.
Grapefruit
Rich in vitamin C,
Pink grapefruit contains
fibre, bioflavenoids.
Lycopene which is an anti-
cancer agent and
may
110kj/100g
Senken das Cholesterin ab,
reduce
stärken die Immunität.
the risk of
prostate
cancer.
Honeydew
Vitamin C, small
May stimulate the kidneys
Melon
amounts of
to help function better.
carotenoids.
Kiwi Fruit
Beta carotene,
Helps in digestion and
vitamin C,
cleansing of the skin.
bioflavenoids, dietary
fibre.
Lemon
Bioflavenoids,
The pectin may help reduce
limonene, pectin,
blood cholesterol.
vitamin C.
KJ per 100g
95 kJ/100 g
120kj/100g
200kj/100g
110 kJ/100 g
190 kJ/100 g
100kj/100g
50kj/100g
170kj/100g
30-50kj/100g
50kj/100g
90 kJ/100 g
95 kJ/100 g
130kj/100g
180kj/100g
95kj/100g