What's the difference between juices and smoothies? - Chatelaine (2024)

Find out the main difference between blending and juicing -- and whether one is better than the other.

What's the difference between juices and smoothies? - Chatelaine (1)

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A juice is the liquidextracted when fruitand veggies are pressedin a juicing machine;the pulp is discarded.Smoothies are made ina blender using wholefruits and often containother non-juiceableingredients, suchas bananas, yogurt orhoney. Because the pulpfrom produce stays ina smoothie, they havea much thicker consistencyand usuallycontain more fibre.When it comes to whatyou can include in yourjuice, it may dependon the juicer — someare heavy-dutyenough to juice wholelemons, while otherscan’t handle thetough peel.

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