The ?new age espresso? has arrived in the form of wheat grass.

Offered in many forms such as smoothies, juices, salads and even tablets and powders, wheat grass is packed with nutrition.

Apart from being rich in micro-nutrients, wheat grass also contains protein, chlorophyll, calcium, Vitamin C and Lysine.

Wheat grass has been known to help combat chronic fatigue syndrome. Studies have shown the health benefits of Vegetarianism and wheat grass is another healthy addition to your overall diet.

Wheat grass benefits the body in several ways, including cleansing the lymph system, building blood, restoring balance in the body, removing toxic metals from cells, nourishing the liver and kidneys and restoring vitality.

The amazing fact is that a single ounce of wheat grass juice has the nutritional equivalent of 2.2 pounds of fresh vegetables. Wheat grass is a living food. It is a complete protein with about 30 enzymes and is approximately 70% crude chlorophyll. All the benefits of wheat grass stem from the above-mentioned fact.

As is evident from the aforementioned facts, the benefits of wheat grass juice are numerous so let's see how a wheatgrass juicer can help...

So, what is a wheat grass juicer?

A wheat grass juicer acts slowly to extract the juice from each blade of wheat grass. Compared to other juicers, a wheatgrass juicer extracts the juices at slow speed, acting somewhat like a press.

This is preferable because high-speed extraction might damage or destroy the enzymes. Most juicers have an RPM of 1000 or more, whereas wheat grass machines usually run at 80-120 RPM.

With a high-speed juicer, the centrifugal forces oxidize the enzymes, thus destroying them. Also, since wheat grass has a lot of fiber, there is a good chance that a high-speed juicer will get clogged up.

So a wheat grass machine is the ?best man for the job? when it comes to extracting wheat grass juice.

There are different types of wheat grass machines available in the market today. These are manual juicers, multi-purpose electric juicers, heavy-duty/ commercial electric juicers, etc.

Summary: Wheat grass juice is a natural, nutrient rich drink that you can add to enhance your diet. You can also make it at home with any one of the numerous wheat grass juicers available on the market today.