Blending vs Juicing

Blending and Juicing both enable the body to more effectively absorb the nutrients from plant matter.

Fiber

plant cells have walls made out of indigestible fiber which traps nutrients inside and prevents them from being efficiently extracted by the human body.

Blending

blending uses a high speed blade ( up to 300 miles per hour in the best blenders ) to crush cell walls and release the nutrients. the end product contains a mixture of crushed cell walls and cell contents.

Juicing

juicing can be accomplished in a number of ways but the end result is the liquid contents of the cells are separated from the nonliquid pulp, including the fiber in the cell walls.

Advantages of Juicing

juice can be consumed and absorbed faster

Advantages of Blending

blending preserves fiber, which many people don't get enough of in diet

Disadvantages of Juicing

sweet juices can create blood insulin spikes leading to obesity and diabetes

juicers are usually hard to clean

Disadvantages of Blending

it may be hard to consume enough blended salads ( smoothies ) to get in all the nutrients you need because the same amount of produce results in a smoothie of about 3 times the size as the glass of juice resulting from same amount of produce.