3 Common Mistakes People Make when Juicing

Hello reader, it’s great to have your attention on juicing once more. Today I want to talk about three common mistakes many people, especially beginners make when it comes to making fruit juice. From using the wrong appliance and unhealthy fruits/vegetables to adding harmful ingredients, many people get it wrong when it comes to juicing.

1. Juicing with the Wrong Appliance

Did you know that a juicer and a blender are actually two different fruit juice appliances? Yes, a juicer makes clear liquid drinks out of fruits and vegetables. It gets rid of the pulp and fiber contents of the crushed fruit or vegetable. A blender, on the other hand, makes drinks that are slightly thick and dense out of fruits and vegetables. That’s because it retains the pulp and fiber parts of the blended ingredient.

That said, do not blend your fruits or vegetables, hoping to get a juicer-quality drink. Even if you try to sieve the end product, you will not have the best results because sieves are not designed to separate liquids from blended stuff.

It is a good idea to have both a juicer and a blender. After all, sometimes you will want a smoothie, other times, a clear fruit or vegetable drink. Check out these products if you are shopping for the right juicer and/or blender.

2. Not Checking the Nutritional Value of Ingredients 

Some fruits and vegetables contain high amounts of fructose (natural sugar), posing a significant threat to the body. For instance, excessive amounts of sugar can cause blood pressure, paving way for heart attack. Secondly, it impedes the work of antioxidants, thus promoting aging. I hope you know that one of the key roles of these substances that inhibit oxidation is to slow down the aging process. That said, it’s essential to know the fructose levels of your fruits and vegetables before juicing them.

Fruits such as passion, orange, mango, bananas grape, cherry, pomegranate and kiwifruit are known to contain high amounts of sugar. So are vegetables like carrots, tomatoes, onions, and beetroot. On the other hand, lemon, lime, strawberry, peach, honeydew, and peach contain moderate sugar amounts. So are vegetables such as watercress, lettuce, celery, curly kale, and spinach.

Juicing should not only be about taste alone. Instead, it should also be about your health. Since health is more important than enjoyment, it’s better to have a blunt tasting juice that doesn’t endanger your health than vice versa. Ideally, at least 60 percent of your ingredients should be low sugar so that only the remaining 40% or so is high sugar.

3. Adding Refined Sugar

Some people are allergic to flat-tasting stuff. They want their fruit drinks to taste sweeter, judging deliciousness by sweetness. Due to that, they will add a few spoons of this sugar that is processed to their drinks to enhance taste. But as it turns out, refined sugar does more harm to the body than good to a person’s taste buds. In fact, it is worse than natural sugar, which is found in fruits and dairy products.

If you want a juice that tastes sweeter, use fruits and/or vegetables that contain too much natural sugar instead. That’s because refined sugar is more harmful to your health than natural sugar.

Final Thoughts

Avoid making fruit juice with a blender. Use a juicer as blenders are more suited to making smoothies and such. Avoid using fruits and vegetables that contain too much sugar content as excessive fructose endangers your health. Finally, avoid adding refined sugar to your drink no matter how you like sweeter drinks. Use sugary fruits and vegetables instead.

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