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Questions Doubts and Requests => Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide => Topic started by: Sundari on September 18, 2009, 09:17:31 am
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A friend is asking if the TM can do shots as her compressor just broke.
I'm thinking it can whiz it up but you will keep the fibre so it will be thick.
What are others thoughts or experiences
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I thought that it was better to have the fibre rather than just the juice.
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I have been thinking about this too... apparently it is hard for us to digest the fiber from wheat grass, and different juicing techniques can destroy some of the important vitamins and minerals.
Many site recommend juicers like these: http://wheatgrassjuicer.com.au/ (http://wheatgrassjuicer.com.au/) Apparently they don't destroy vitamins but I don't know how valid any of the information is.
I think it would be worth a go though.
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Just a bit different - would freezing destroy the chlorophyll? It may be worth freezing if that is OK - then it breaks down more easily in the TMX.
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I have a friend who has Andoni-Luis Aduriz's book (got it from the author/chef as a gift) Clorofilia 1 (http://www.derecoquinaria.com/fichagrande.asp?name=Clorofilia&author=Andoni%20Luis%20Aduriz&ID=4941#) - which would have the answers. The chlorophyll shouldn't be destroyed and it turns out that it may be beneficial as the cells may rupture and release more chlorophyll.
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Hi All,
I cut the wheatgrass into one inch pieces first (so it didn't wrap around the blades) then added 3/4 cup of ice then 3/4 cup of water. It seemed to work okay but it wouldn't be the essence that people are normally used to. I also spoke to Tenina about something similiar and because of the speed and cutting action of blades, there isn't nutrient loss or damage. HTH.
Cheers,
K3
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Thanks Karen3 - I looked up about freezing and chlorophyll and it doesn't destroy it - even after months. Pretty stable compound.
The essence is the chlorophyll - so freezing actually releases more and eating the whole plant gives you extra fibre - win-win.
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Oh good! I wanted to do it, but I kept on finding out mixed information. I am happy now. Its pretty easy to grow, so thats going to be my new project.
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I just stumbled on this and given that I juice and grow my own grass (Kamut, actually), I thought I'd respond.
Sim is quite right; grass fiber is a horror to the human digestive tract. Think about it--ruminants need to process it twice and their systems are actually designed to handle the stuff. I know of people who claim to consume cereal grass in its entirety but given how easy it is to get sick just by drinking too much of the juice, I'm skeptical.
That said, a wheatgrass juicer is absolutely the best way to go (mine's manual) but it's possible to blend it up with some water, after which you could either press is through a fine sieve or run it through a nut milk bag. Either way, you'll be discarding the pulp. As to freezing, it's not a great option if you're going to actually juice the grass (renders it very soggy) but it's fine for blending. Freezing kinda lyses the cell walls but other than that, the chlorophyll isn't altered and the enzymes should be in pretty good shape, too.
Karen3 is also correct that cutting the grass into smaller pieces is a good idea. People who process it in their Vitamixes do it for the very same reason. You don't want to deal with trying to remove grass that got wrapped around a blade shaft at high speed.