So Much Foam in Wheatgrass Juice and So Little Juice

by Cheryl
(Las Vegas, NV)

I recently bought an Omega 8003 wheatgrass multi-function juicer and have begun buying half-pallets of organic wheatgrass from the health food store. More often than not, when juicing the wheatgrass I am getting twice as much foam as I get juice. Also, sometimes it is sweet and other times it is bitter. What am I doing wrong?

Eryn's Reply:

The Omega 8003 electric wheatgrass juicer is a great choice. I don't think you are doing anything wrong Cheryl. The Omega 8003 as well as the entire 8000 Omega series juicers specialize in juicing the green leafy vegetables including the wheatgrass and barley grass. So you definitely made an excellent choice when selecting your Omega wheatgrass electric juicer.

Now you say you are getting lots of foam. Hmmm... Well, I would try wetting your wheatgrass, you know just lightly rinsing off all of your wheatgrass with water, before you juice it. Or, you can try spraying the foam with water to reduce some of that foam. Try adjusting the amount of wheatgrass you put in the chute. Hopefully, those tips will help you reduce the wheatgrass foam.

I know with the Hurricane Manual Juicer, which is what I currently use, there is hardly any foam at all. Then again it is a manual juicer and the rotation speed by hand is very slow. I know the RPM speed of the Omegas is 80 RPM (rotations of the auger per minute.) 80 RPM is wonderfully low for the electric wheatgrass juicer. Here is my Hurricane Manual Wheatgrass juicer video demonstration.

Now in the below video, you can see an example of the Omega 8005 juicing wheatgrass. The 8005 Omega juicer is the exact same as the Omega 8003 that you have. The only difference would be the chrome and black color of the 8005. In the video you can see how much wheatgrass foam there is. Looks like the wheatgrass foam isn't too bad in the video.

The newer Omega 8004 and 8006 are basically the exact same as the Omega 8003 and the Omega 8005. However, the Omega 8004 and Omega 8006 have a 15 year warranty instead of 10 year warranty which is what the Omega 8003 and 8005 have.

Also, the Omega 8004 and Omega 8006 have an auger constructed out of material that is 8 times stronger than the auger in the Omega 8003 and Omega 8005. Below, you can see the white Omega 8003, black and chrome Omega 8005, and the newer version white Omega 8004, and newer black and chrome 8006 Omega juicers.






To continue, for me each batch of wheatgrass seems to have a slightly different taste - no two identical it seems - though of course quite similar. Perhaps you are juicing the wheatgrass at different lengths. Maybe you will notice the wheatgrass to be a little more sweet when it is harvested at a shorter length versus juicing the taller wheatgrass blades that are not quite as vibrant. Could be a slight difference in flavor based on the time of day you juice it. Rest assured, that whether it is sweeter or more bitter, you are pulling in fantastic nutrition into your body.

Are the trays of wheatgrass you are consuming coming from the same company or are they from different companies? If they are different, maybe they are using slightly different growing wheatgrass methods. Perhaps you can give them a call and ask them what might account from the difference in flavor.

If you find the wheatgrass flavor unpalatable, go ahead and dilute it with water quite easily or squeeze in some fresh lemon juice or orange juice. Those juices help mask the flavor of the wheatgrass juice thus making it easier to drink and easier on the stomach.

Hope that helps a bit Cheryl,

Eryn


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