REASONS TO BUY
Makes phenomenal juice drinks
Fantastic at juicing leafy greens
Super easy to clean
REASONS TO AVOID
So-so at juicing hard produce
Expensive
Omega Nutrition Center Review
If you want the best masticating juicer on the market, this should be your go-to
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
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Our Verdict
The Omega Nutrition Center is easily our first choice when it comes to masticating juicers. This appliance powers through all sorts of produce with ease, generating particularly high juice yields for soft produce and leafy greens — some of the hardest things to juice. It also makes excellent blended juice concoctions and is particularly easy to clean. It can't quite match some of the centrifugal juicers when it comes to hard produce yields, but you will still get a decent amount of juice — you just might need to buy an extra carrot or beet to yield the same amount. All this performance does come at a premium price, but we think it is well worth it if you are looking for a top-of-the-line masticating model to add to your kitchen countertop. To see how the Omega fared next to the competition, check out our best juicer review.
Editor's Note: This juicer review received an update on January 28, 2022 to include more information about our favorites.
Our Analysis and Test Results
This product from Omega Nutrition Center is a big, burly juicer with heavy-duty construction and seems more durable than most other juicers we tested. It isn't the most stylish appliance out there, but it gets the job done — and you can even make noodles or sorbet with it!
Performance Comparison
The Nutrition Center did exceptionally well at making various blended juice beverages.
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Juice Quality
An obvious first place to start when rating and ranking these products, juice quality accounts for the most significant percentage of the overall score for each of these juicing machines. In this metric, we made a variety of different blended juice beverages, then had a panel of taste testers score and compared each drink's taste, texture, and quality. The Nutrition Center scored exceptionally well for its top-notch juicing performance.
The Nutrition Center made excellent blended juice drinks, creating beverages that were incredibly rich in flavors, balanced, and great tasting overall. The juices had vibrant colors that matched the original produce, and the beverage stayed very homogeneous and didn't immediately separate.
The Omega is one of the best at juicing all sorts of different produce.
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
There were still some small amounts of pulp present, and our mixtures were a little foamy, but the Nutrition Center is, hands-down, our go-to when it comes to making juice cocktails.
The juice blends made by the Nutrition Center tasted excellent.
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Soft Produce
Our next three metrics all focused on how much juice the Nutrition Center generated with different types of produce. For our soft produce metric, we juiced things like cucumbers, celery, oranges, and apples and compared the amount of liquid created by each appliance to determine the score. This juicer delivered another impeccable set of results.
This appliance knocked it out of the park when it came to juicing apples, having one of the highest yields of the entire group. There was essentially zero pulp and no separation, with only a quarter-inch or so of foam at the top of the glass. The Nutrition Center also did a fantastic job at juicing oranges, generating tons of juice — well above the average amount — with only mild amounts of pulp.
This juicer yielded well above the average amount of orange juice.
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The Nutrition Center performance dropped a little when it came to juicing celery and cucumbers. The celery juice was dark green with very little foam and no separation, but the overall yield was relatively average. It did even worse with the cucumbers, yielding an amount decently below the group average.
The Omega Nutrition Center yields a ton of juice from soft produce.
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Hard Produce
Overall, the Nutrition Center performance left a little to be desired when it came to juicing hard produce. We juiced carrots, beets, and sweet potatoes to compare the yields for this metric. Unfortunately, we found that this appliance generally yielded a below-average amount of juice. This is the only area where the Omega struggled.
The carrot juice made by the Nutrition Center only had trace amounts of pulp and no foam, but it yielded about 15mL less juice than the average amount produced by the group of juicers in this review. Our beet juice also had very little foam but had more pulp than the carrot juice, with the yield being about 20mL below average.
The Omega Nutrition Center yielded about 15 mL less carrot juice than the group average.
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The Nutrition Center performed very similarly in our sweet potato tests, again yielding about 15mL less juice than average. The juice had a tiny bit of foam and mild to moderate pulp.
This masticating model from Omega didn't fare quite as well with hard produce.
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Leafy Greens
While the Omega Nutrition Center might not have done the best at juicing hard produce, its performance rebounded considerably in our leafy greens metric. This juicer earned one of the top scores of the entire group, determined after juicing wheatgrass, kale, and spinach — all of which are notorious for being much more difficult to juice than other types of produce.
The Nutrition Center got off to a fantastic start when it came to juicing wheatgrass, generating one of the highest yields of the entire group of juicers that we tested. It also did exceptionally well when it came to juicing spinach, yielding an amount of juice that was well above average, though this juice did have about a half-inch of foam at the top of the glass.
The Nutrition Center yielded a ton of spinach juice but it did have a bit of foam.
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
However, this appliance couldn't quite carry its stellar performance through this entire metric and faltered a little bit with the kale. We wouldn't go so far as to say it struggled with this cruciferous vegetable, but it did generate just a little bit less juice than average.
The Omega Nutrition Center is one of the best at juicing leafy greens.
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Cleaning
Our last group of tests focused on how much effort it took to clean out the machine once we were done juicing. To award scores, we compared how easy all the juicer parts are to clean, if there is an included cleaning tool, and if the various components are safe to put in the dishwasher. This model delivered another excellent set of results.
The Nutrition Center includes a quality brush that should last and is relatively easy to clean. We found it is usually easier to soak the filter than clean it if the pulp dries on. The auger is phenomenally easy to clean and produce pulp hardly ever accumulates anywhere too tricky to reach. Also, the components that need washing are top-rack dishwasher safe, which is handy.
This product is a breeze to clean once you are done juicing.
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Should You Buy the Omega Nutrition Center?
If you are looking for an A+ masticating juicer that is truly the best of the best, then you are going to want to check out the Omega Nutrition Center. It does a great job juicing soft produce and leafy greens without being a pain to clean. If you're serious about juicing, we're serious about recommending this juicer. If you're fully committed to juicing every day and want an excellent appliance that will last, this one will pay for itself over the long run.
All of the included components of the Omega.
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What Other Juicer Should You Consider?
While we think the Nutrition Center is a phenomenal product, it isn't necessarily the best bet if you are shopping on a budget. It pairs its top-notch performance with a high-end price, so budget-conscious shoppers might want to consider some other options. The Breville Juice Fountain would be our top choice if you prefer a centrifugal machine over a masticator.
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Austin Palmer and David Wise
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