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What is the difference between juicing and blending? | Gemat

June 24, 2024
What is the difference between juicing and blending? | Gemat

What is the difference between juicing and blending? Most people don't seem to know this question. Here is a detailed introduction.

First, let's talk about the basic difference between juicing and blending. A blender breaks everything up into a pulp or even a paste-like liquid. A juicer squeezes out the juice of fruits and vegetables by crushing and squeezing them, and the remaining fibrous residue is discarded as garbage or reused to make other foods. The juice produced by a juicer contains very little solid matter, and the fruit and vegetable juice produced by a juicer is very clear compared to the pulp produced by a blender.

 

So the simple way to tell whether a machine is a Juicer or a Blender is to see if there is residue. If there is residue, it is a juicer, otherwise it is a blender.

Secondly, we need to know what is in fruits and vegetables. In addition to the nutrients that can be absorbed by the human body, such as vitamins and carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables are also rich in a very important thing that has been ignored by humans for a long time. That is dietary fiber (DF).

 

So, what is dietary fiber? 95% of people have a major misunderstanding. They think that dietary fiber is the fibrous substance we see with our naked eyes. In fact, this is absolutely wrong. Dietary fiber (hereinafter referred to as DF) is divided into two types. One is soluble DF and the other is insoluble DF. As the name suggests, soluble DF is DF that can be dissolved in water (fruit and vegetable juice). Insoluble DF is DF that cannot be dissolved in water.

According to the working principle of juicer and blender, we can infer:

1) The blender-made juice contains all the soluble and insoluble DF of the fruits and vegetables. (Please note again: the fiber in the traditional concept is not the dietary fiber in our chemical sense. After these fibers are thoroughly crushed by the blender, the insoluble DF is not destroyed)

2) The fruit and vegetable juice made by the juicer mainly contains soluble DF, but still contains a small amount of insoluble DF because there are still some solid particles in the juice.

 

Okay, now let's talk about the different effects of soluble dietary fiber and insoluble dietary fiber on the human body.

 

1) Soluble dietary fiber:

A type of DF that can be dissolved in water, swell with water, and fermented by microorganisms in the large intestine. It is often found in the cell fluid and intercellular matrix of fruits and vegetables, mainly pectin, plant gum, and mucilage. After soluble DF is dissolved in water, the greater the water-soluble viscosity, the stronger its function in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. It participates in the circulation of human blood and body fluids, and purifies the blood and various organs of the body during the circulation process.



After being fermented by colon bacteria, soluble DF can produce short-chain fatty acids, which provide 70% of the energy required by the colon mucosa, and can regulate the function of the gastrointestinal nervous system, balance hormone levels, stimulate the secretion of digestive enzymes, etc. In addition, it can directly dilate the colon mucosal blood vessels and promote colon blood vessel circulation. As a result of these combined effects, it can effectively maintain the normal structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract.

 

Its main effects can be summarized as: prolonging gastric emptying time, delaying glucose absorption, lowering blood cholesterol levels, reducing the residence time of excrement in the intestine, increasing stool volume, and moisturizing the intestines and facilitating bowel movements.


The main sources of soluble dietary fiber are: fruits, vegetables, konjac, soybeans and oats.

 

2) Insoluble dietary fiber:

A type of DF that can neither be dissolved in water nor fermented by microorganisms in the large intestine. It is often found in the roots, stems, trunks, leaves, peels, and fruits of plants. It mainly includes cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, etc. Insoluble DF does not participate in the circulation of human body fluids and blood. It can only reduce the residence time of excrement in the intestines, increase the volume of feces, and play a role in moisturizing the intestines and facilitating bowel movements. It can be seen that the intake of insoluble fiber is not the more the better, but the right amount. If you eat too much juicer residue. You actually eat too much debris that is not absorbed by the human body, which will increase the burden on the digestive system. This is why you can't drink too much paste-like drinks made by blenders.

The main sources of insoluble dietary fiber are: whole-grain cereals, whole-wheat breads, seeds, nuts, fruits and vegetables.

 

In short, both types of fiber are not nutrients in our traditional sense. Unlike carbohydrates, proteins and fats, they are not absorbed by the human body. Therefore, it can be said that they have no calories. However, they play a big role in the metabolism process. It can be considered that DF is the sum of indigestible components in food that are not broken down by the human gastrointestinal digestive enzymes. They have a variety of physical and chemical properties and physiological functions, including increasing the volume and weight of feces; having bacterial fermentation to increase the beneficial bacteria in the intestines; having a certain viscosity, which can reduce the increase in blood sugar after a meal, so it is of great benefit to human health.

So, is it better to juice or blender?

 

Let's discuss a question first. If you have half a head of cabbage, a pound of green leafy vegetables, three carrots, two cucumbers, two celery sticks, two apples, and a lemon in front of you... can you eat them? I'm afraid not! Well, let's put all these foods in a blender and blend them into a mixed juice. Can you drink them all? It's hard to say! Because all these foods added together, blended into liquid, are also a large volume. Moreover, the juice made by the blender is often very viscous because it contains all the original fruits and vegetables. Drinking a glass may make you feel full. Then try juicing! After juicing these foods, the residue (containing insoluble DF) is thrown away or reused in other occasions. What's left may be only one and a half liters of clear fruit and vegetable juice. You can definitely drink it within two hours. These fruit and vegetable juices contain a large amount of soluble DF and some insoluble DF. The total amount of these DFs will far exceed the amount of DF you can ingest by swallowing fruits and vegetables.

 

The World Health Organization proposes that adults should consume 27-40g of total dietary fiber per day. my country's dietary survey shows that the average daily dietary fiber intake per person in my country has dropped from 26g in the past to 17.4g. The main reason is that people eat less and less vegetables. Therefore, drinking a lot of fruit and vegetable juice every day is the most effective way to supplement DF.

 

According to the DF content in fruits and vegetables, each person needs to eat more than four pounds of fruits and vegetables every day to get enough dietary fiber. This is basically impossible for anyone to do. If you use a blender, this means you need to drink more than 2 liters of viscous fruit and vegetable juice every day. This is basically impossible for ordinary people. Taking a step back, even if you can do one of the above two, your digestive system will inevitably face overloaded work pressure. In the long run, it will have an adverse effect on the human digestive system. Especially for people with digestive tract diseases, or those who deliberately lose weight, as well as the elderly, children, etc., it is not suitable or impossible to eat a lot to get enough DF, and juicing is the best choice. The juicer can concentrate a large amount of vegetables and fruits into a few cups of fruit and vegetable drinks. It allows people to easily obtain the necessary and sufficient dietary fiber and other nutrients every day. Thereby ensuring the health of the human body.

 

However, a juicer can only produce juice, which has a relatively simple taste. If you need to obtain more insoluble DF, a blender is also a very important device and method. A blender can have many uses. You can make DF-rich fruits into jam and eat them with various breads, or add vegetables and nuts to make a thick soup with a richer taste. In the summer, you can also make cool and refreshing smoothies, and you can also beat some foods that are inconvenient to chew into thick sauces for children and the elderly to eat.

 

In summary, juicers and blenders are both very effective tools to help people get the nutrients and dietary fiber they need every day. The two can be used together reasonably.

 

Editor: Eva

Source: www.gematchina.com

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