Celery has become the latest health craze in nutrition, with folks swearing by its many benefits. There is absolutely nothing new about celery's health benefits. For thousands of years celery and its juice have been in use for its medicinal value by the Chinese in their traditional medicines.
It is highly nutritious vegetable with range of nutrients and anti-oxidants offering multiple health benefits to those who consume it. No wonder people are swearing by it. Those who drink celery juice daily see a huge benefit in their overall health and energy levels. Celery tastes good in both its juice form and also as part of a smoothie. You could increase the nutritional content of the juice by mixing it with other fresh produce juices. Adding fruit makes it sweet and if for some reason you don't prefer sweet stuff, you can add other vegetable juices or a twist of lemon or a hint of ginger for some variety.
Drink it every day and you will experience higher levels of energy and alertness.
The aim of juicing celery is to get most amount of nutrition. Also, if you are drinking this daily, you want to do it in the most convenient way possible. Celery as you know is a tough and stringy vegetable which is extremely difficult to juice. A horizontal masticating juicing machine is the best bet to handle this vegetable and it is even better if the machine has a celery attachment. The juice yield from these appliances is good and so is the quality.
The juice extracted by masticating juicing machines store well in the refrigerator for up to 72 hours without loss of taste or nutrition. The best machines for extracting any type of juice are of course the twin-gear juicing machines with the twin gears due to their slow method of extracting juice. But the machines are difficult to use for newbie to this field, as they have a steep learning curve both in terms of assembling the juicing machine and also, the actual operation of the machine.
You could also use a blender but you will need to filter out the pulp and it can be messy and the loss of nutrition to air and heat is higher in a blender. For highest nutrition content in the celery juice and also, for higher yield of juice use a masticating juicing machine.
There are vertical and horizontal masticating juicing machines. Do not go for vertical machines if you plan on juicing celery as they are highly unsuitable for the purpose. Celery has long and tough fibres that form balls and these will clog the small outlets to the pulp container. If you prefer a vertical masticating juicing machinefor other reasons, then simply chop up the celery before feeding it through the juice feed tube to avoid clogging of the outlet or fibers getting entangled in the augers.
What is the best juicing machine for celery? If you want the maximum nutrition with minimal loss to oxidation and heating the best bet for juicing celery is a twin-gear juicing machine also, known as twin-gear juicing machine. But, on the downside you will be spending double the money on the juicing. The price of twin-gear twin-gear juicing machine is higher compared to any other type of juicing machine.
Also, assembling them and using them might seem daunting to a novice. If you are just starting in the world of juicing you might be better off with a less complicated and less pricey juicing machine that you will actually use. If you develop a passion for juicing then you could trade up and buy a higher end twin-gear machine. Horizontal masticating models are a great alternative to twin-gear models as they are less complex to operate and provide great yields. There is no compromise on nutrition. The juice quality is high and juice stores well in the fridge for 72 hours without loss of taste or nutrition.
