Hi - first post - manual wheatgrass juicers, juicers/blenders & oxidations, etc

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i'm about 75% raw, in early learning stages, reading through lots of

(sometimes contradictory) info. can't find much peer-published data,

but believe there's a lot of merit to the core raw diet. lots of Qs

interlaced below :-)

 

i'm compiling a list of the forum's recommended books to read

 

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do manual/hand-crank wheatgrass juicers yield a significantly higher

nutrient content than the Greenstars (or Omega 8003) - any comparison

data anywhere. but former will limited to wheatgrass only...?

 

i'm considering both a manual-cranker and a Greenstar

 

about how many fluid ounces/ml will be produced from the amount of

wheatgrass pictured with this stainless steel juicer below (that's

about the the same portion amount available to me locally, but i have

no clue what the yield might be (i understand it will be markedly

less) and don't know how much to buy [will it's nutrient quality be

okay in the fridge for a day or 3 {better to store the

wheatgrass/given fruit/vege intact/unjuiced, rather than juicing,

after which Greenstar apparently maintains ~80% nutrients up to 3 days

refriged})

 

http://www.2-life.com/bbform.htm

 

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i've searched the entire forum (and the juicing forum) - maybe didn't

use the right catch keyword(s) - several recent posts on the Vitamix

juicer

 

they claim in their brochure, for example, that the Vitamix yields 3X

lycopene from tomatoes, vs any other juicer (can't find original data

- don't know if masticating juicers were included)

 

my concern is oxidation

 

there are several posts wrt to heat, possibly damaging nutrients or

enzymes

 

 

what about the food being whipped around at a very high speed (vs one

of the touted benefits of the low-rpm juicers): doesn't the high-speed

" induct " oxygen into the mix, not oxygenating, but rather _oxidizing_

the nutrients to a significant degree? can anyone shed any light on

this or any published comparison data?

 

also, i think it was on frederic patenaude's site: he recommends

against using frozen food (like berries) in a blender/juicer for

smoothies, stating that the _cold_ sits in the gut, and is difficult

to digest. any comments or data pro or con on this?

 

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thank you for your time,

lance