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Review of the Philips Viva Juicer – Morning Glory Juice Recipe

November 30, 2015

This post is a review / sharing my experience about the Philips Viva JuicerHR1855/00.

When Philips sent me this juicer to try out and share my experience, it was a bit of a challenge for me. Nutritionally, I’ve always believed that is better to eat the whole fruit than have a juice of several fruits, which helps gain all the fiber and much less sugar.

Juicing helps us get a larger dose of vitamins and antioxidants, so while not a replacement for eating whole fruits and vegetables, they are good as an add on.Homemade juices are especially good for young kids, whose smaller appetites may not permit them to eat multiple servings of fruit and veg a day. A juicer at home helps us make combinations of fruits with more vegetables so that the sugar content (fructose) of the juice is balanced out by low-sugar vegetables like gourds. Adding fruits to the mix gives the juice a natural sweetness and flavour. Getting the mix of veg and fruits is critical.

If the lack of fiber bothers you, then adding some of the dry pulp back into the juice or some portion of the pulp in muffins or dosa batter is a tip you could use.

The Philips Viva juicer (Model: HR1855/00) is a simple, sleek machine with a powerful motor (700 watts). This is a centrifugal juicer, which operates at a high speed to separate out the juice and the pulp from fruits and vegetables. It has see through container where the pulp gets collected. A partially covered jug placed under the spout ensures that none of the juice sprays out. The parts that need to be put together to assemble the juicer take 2-3 tries until you are able to do with ease. The machine has vacuum plugs at the base, which prevent it from sliding away while in operation.

It occupies a reasonably small space on your counter top. The big positive is a large feeding tube /chute, so most of the vegetables and fruits can go in whole, cutting down prep time considerably. The manual says that you can extract 2 litres juice without emptying the pulp container, but this is something you need to keep a watch on, emptying the container if you see that it has filled up.

The pulp is nearly dry as powder, indicating that almost every drop of juice is extracted from your fruits and veg.

When it comes to juicers, the biggest concern is clean up. I will recommend that you clean up as soon as you are done with the juicing as it will be easiest to clean then. The plastic parts can be rinsed out with water and wiped dry. The filter can be wiped clean with a sponge or a soft tooth brush. The parts are dishwasher safe too.

I tried a pure apple juice, as it is my kid’s favourite. It turned out delicious, and I have plans to make a mulled warm apple juice for the Christmas holidays.

Another delicious fruit veg combination:spinach, chard, ginger, lemons, carrots, cucumber, apples, lemon (yes, i dropped in whole lemon, peel and all) 🙂

Here’s a recipe for what I’d like to call Morning Glory Juice, that yields just over a litre of juice. The ripe pineapple lends superb flavour and sweetness, making up for the bottle gourd 🙂 Fresh ginger root helps with digestion, cleans your palate, and it is a must have ingredient in any of my juice recipes. Herbs like fresh mint add vital cholorophyll and a ton of fresh flavour.

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This post is a review / sharing my experience about the Philips Viva Juicer and a recipe for a super delicious Morning Glory Juice
Review of the Philips Viva Juicer - Morning Glory Juice Recipe
Course drink
Cuisine global vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
  • 1 Bottle gourd small
  • 3 carrots Red medium
  • 1 Pineapple
  • 2 Cucumbers
  • 1 Beetroot medium
  • 8 sprigs Mint - 10
  • 2 ginger " Fresh , scrubbed piece
Course drink
Cuisine global vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
  • 1 Bottle gourd small
  • 3 carrots Red medium
  • 1 Pineapple
  • 2 Cucumbers
  • 1 Beetroot medium
  • 8 sprigs Mint - 10
  • 2 ginger " Fresh , scrubbed piece
Review of the Philips Viva Juicer - Morning Glory Juice Recipe
Instructions
  1. Cut off the tops / stalk end of the bottle gourd, pineapple and carrot.
  2. Using a large serrated knife, go over the sides of the pineapple, taking off the skin. No need to remove the eyes.
  3. Scrub and wash all the juicing ingredients. No need to peel them.
  4. Assemble the Viva juicer. Place the collecting jug under the spout.
  5. Feed all the prepped veggies and fruits one by one through the XL feeding tube, pressing each down with the plunger.
  6. This recipe yields just over 1 Litre of juice, so you may need to empty the collecting jug once as the capacity of the jug is 800ml.
  7. Pour all the juice into a jug, mix well and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes

Disclosure: I was sent this juicer by Philips India to try out and write about my experience. Rest assured that this is my personal unbiased account of using the machine.

If you have any further questions about this machine, write to me in the comments and I shall try and answer it.

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Comments

  1. Pari says: November 30, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    Thank you for the review 🙂 Dad has been cravin’ some nice juices this Winter. The juicer mixer grinder we had is knocked off! This seems perfect!

    Reply
  2. nandita says: December 1, 2015 at 3:30 am

    @Pari thanks for your comment and glad you found the review useful

    Reply
  3. Smitha Prabhu says: May 6, 2016 at 5:59 am

    For juicing don’t we need to peel the cucumbers/chard ? Remember you talked about reusing the juicing remains.. will the peel not interfere with the resue ?

    Reply
  4. Surana says: February 12, 2017 at 9:53 am

    Bought a Philips juicer HR 1863 700 watt on 17-12-2016. It did not even last two months. The motor got burned.. contacted service center and was informed that it will take 15 days as they did not have spare motor in stock……Poor machine and poore after sales service.r

    Reply
    • Nandita Iyer says: February 14, 2017 at 5:11 am

      sorry to hear about your experience. I hope Philips sorts it out for you!

      Reply
    • Azimah says: December 25, 2017 at 8:30 pm

      I bought previous model in 2015 only last for few months and the motor got burn also..

      Reply
      • Nandita Iyer says: February 8, 2018 at 8:36 am

        Oh thats really sad to hear 🙁

        Reply

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