摘要 |
A juice extractor (100) is disclosed comprising a food processing chamber (110) including a food inlet (130), a juice outlet (140) and a pulp outlet (150), wherein the food processing chamber comprises a food entry section (112) including the food inlet and the juice outlet; and a food compression section (114) extending between the food entry section and the food pulp outlet; a spindle (120) extending through the food processing chamber for transporting food from the food entry section through the food compression section, said spindle comprising a body (122) and a helical member (123) extending from said body by a height (H) of no more than 10 mm, said helical member including a helical cutting portion (124) in the food entry section; and a motor (160) including a gear box coupled to said spindle and adapted to rotate the spindle at a rotation speed of at least 300 rotations per minute during operation of the juice extractor. |