Difference between Cold Pressed Juicing and Centrifugal Juicing
Centrifugal Juicing
Centrifugal juicing is what you would refer to as the traditional juicing method. This juicer typically utilizes a fast-spinning metal blade that spins against a mesh filter, separating juice from flesh via centrifugal force. The juice and pulp are then separated into different containers. The problem with centrifugal juicers is that the fast-spinning metal blade generates heat, which destroys some of the enzymes in the fruits and vegetables you are juicing. The heat also oxidizes those nutrients, rendering less nutritious juice than a cold-press juicer. Another difference, is consumption. When making your own, or ordering on the spot, you must consume the juice right away. If not, the juice begins to break down quickly separating in minutes after extraction.
Cold Press Juicing
With a Cold Press Juicing, the process is a little more involved. We first put the entire produce into a food processor and then into the hydraulic press, which takes a longer time to extract the juice than traditional juicers. The juicer then presses the fruit and vegetable pulp until it cannot be pressed anymore, creating as much juice as possible and keeping the fresh ingredients' nutrients intact.
Cold press juicing does not involve high heat and therefore preserves the nutrients, vitamins and enzymes of the ingredients. It is more time and labor-intensive, but it does produce nutrient-filled juice without causing oxidization.
Cold Press Juicing vs. Centrifugal Juicing
The obvious visual difference is how the juice is separated. This is believed to be caused by heat and oxidation, which is high in centrifugal juice because of how the juice is extracted. The produce is chopped up and flung into a fast spinning screen, which forces the juice out by centrifugal force. Because of heat and oxidation, enzymes and vitamins in centrifugal-made juice break down much faster.
Compare that to the cold-press process, in which the produce is chopped up, then gently but firmly squeezed by a press like a nice massage. Subsequently nutrients in centrifugal juice break down much faster than they do in cold-pressed juice. You will need to keep the cold pressed juice refrigerated, and can be stored up to 4 days.
Benefits of Cold Pressed Juice
Similarly, to eating fruits and vegetables, juicing them provides you with the nutrients and vitamins that they contain, only in liquid form. Since cold-pressed juices contain more of those nutrients, due to the lack of heat and oxidization, they are more beneficial.
Some potential benefits of juice are that it is easy to digest, as it does not contain the fiber from the pulp. Some fiber is insoluble and therefore causes a strain on our digestive system when eating fruit. Drinking juice instead, is much easier for our body to digest and the nutrients are more easily absorbed. Soluble fiber, however, is still present in most juices and provides you with the benefits that fiber commonly does.
Cold-pressed juices improve your overall health by providing you with the nutrients that your body requires to operate at optimal levels. Eating the number of fruits and vegetables necessary to provide your organs with the vitamins it requires can prove to be quite difficult. Not only does it require you to eat fruits and vegetables all day long but also it requires high quantities of those foods to be consumed.
Juicing gets rid of the less advantageous parts of the fruit, while preserving its nutritional value, and allows you to create different combinations tailored to your needs. Rather than eating one fruit or vegetable, you can create a blend of multiple healthy fruits and enjoy the benefits they provide all in one glass.
If those benefits are not enough to convince you to give cold-pressed juices a shot, maybe the amazing taste will. Cold press juice not only preserves the nutrients of the fruits but also their flavor molecules and fresh taste. Without the added heat or preservatives that most grocery store-bought juices have, cold-pressed juices taste refreshingly delicious.