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What is the best way to juice spinach, collard greens and chard?

by Patricia
(Denver, CO)

Dry pulp from juicing leafy greens using a single-gear juicer.<br><br><br>

Dry pulp from juicing leafy greens using a single-gear juicer.


I have been juicing 5 times a week for the past month and am having great results using my juicer for oranges, apples, carrots, beets, pears, celery and kiwis. However, when I tried to juice spinach, collard greens or any kind of dark green leaf, I notice that the leaf is hardly touched by the juicer and comes out in the pulp basket almost intact. How can I get more juice out of these dark leafy greens without feeling that I am just wasting it?




From Sara:

Patricia, the normal centrifugal juicer cannot juice leafy greens. The best juicer to use for juicing leafy greens is by using a masticating or a gear juicer.

The other way is to use a blender: Put the leaves in some water in the blender and blend till as fine as you can. Then squeeze the juice out using a fine sieve or a muslin cloth. Of course this is very inconvenient and messy, but you don't have a choice.



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I got my single gear juicer !
by: Patricia

Hi and thank you for answering my question regarding juicing leafy greens. I wanted to let you know that I was able to return my centrifugal juicer and bought a single gear juicer. Despite being much more expensive, I am now able to juice spinach, collard greens and chard and have been enjoying a green juice every morning. I really appreciate all the great information you have posted on this site. Happy juicing!

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