Wheatgrass Juice: Benefits, How to Juice & Choosing a Juicer

A complete guide to wheatgrass juice, including its benefits, how to juice wheatgrass, simple recipes, fasting and detox protocols, fresh juice versus powders, and choosing the best wheatgrass juicer.

In this guide:

• 8 Reasons People Include Wheatgrass Juice in Their Routine

• How to Juice Wheatgrass

• Wheatgrass Juice Recipes and Combinations

• Fresh Wheatgrass Juice vs Tablets and Powders

• Wheatgrass Fasting and Detox Protocols

• Manual vs Electric Wheatgrass Juicers

• Choosing the Best Juicer for Wheatgrass

Why People Drink Wheatgrass Juice

Wheatgrass juice is highly concentrated. A small shot contains the juice extracted from a substantial quantity of fresh grass without the dense fibre that makes the plant difficult to chew or digest whole.

Its deep green colour comes from chlorophyll, accompanied by naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes and other fresh plant compounds. This combination has made wheatgrass a longstanding part of nutritional, fasting, cleansing and complementary health protocols throughout the world.

Some people enjoy a small wheatgrass shot on its own, while others juice it with celery, cucumber, apple, lemon or ginger to create a milder-tasting green juice.

Fresh wheatgrass juice is also valued because it can be consumed immediately after extraction rather than being dried, powdered or compressed into tablets, preserving its fresh flavour and natural characteristics.

Eight Reasons People Include Wheatgrass Juice in Their Routine

How to Juice Wheatgrass

A few simple techniques can improve juice yield, reduce preparation time and make cleaning easier.

• Harvest or cut wheatgrass as fresh as possible. Freshly cut grass generally produces the best flavour and juice quality.
• Feed small bundles steadily. Rather than forcing large handfuls into the juicer, feed the grass at a consistent rate. This allows the auger to grip and press the fibres efficiently.
• Add a small amount of water when juicing wheatgrass alone. Trying to juice wheatgrass completely dry can be a mistake. A little water helps carry the concentrated juice through the juicing chamber, reduces juice left inside the machine and makes it easier to collect. Add the water gradually in small amounts rather than flooding the juicer.
• Alternate with celery or cucumber. When making a larger green juice, alternating wheatgrass with celery or cucumber helps move the grass through the juicer while producing a milder, refreshing flavour.
• Check the pulp if you are concerned about yield. Properly extracted wheatgrass pulp should be relatively dry. If it is still noticeably wet, running it through a second time may recover some additional juice.
• Drink the juice fresh. Wheatgrass juice is generally best enjoyed immediately after extraction while its flavour and freshness are at their peak.
• Clean the juicer as soon as you’ve finished. Wheatgrass fibres are much easier to remove before they dry. The Torus Solo’s simple direct-flow design dismantles quickly, making cleaning one of the fastest parts of the entire juicing process.

With the right technique and a juicer designed for fibrous greens, preparing fresh wheatgrass juice can become a quick and easy daily routine.

Wheatgrass Juice Recipes and Combinations

Pure wheatgrass juice has an intense, grassy flavour. It can be enjoyed as a small concentrated shot, but combining wheatgrass with other fresh produce can make it milder while adding different nutrients, flavours and plant compounds.

Pure Wheatgrass Juice

Wheatgrass

The simplest option. Juice fresh wheatgrass in small bundles and drink it soon after extraction. A small amount of water can be used to help carry the concentrated juice through the juicer.

Wheatgrass & Celery Juice

Wheatgrass • Celery

Celery provides additional liquid and a fresh, slightly salty flavour that balances the intensity of wheatgrass. Alternating celery and wheatgrass through the juicer also helps move the fine grass fibres through the juicing chamber.

Wheatgrass & Lemon Juice

Wheatgrass • Lemon

A small amount of lemon adds acidity and freshness that cuts through wheatgrass’s strong grassy flavour. Lemon also contributes vitamin C and citrus plant compounds.

Wheatgrass & Apple Juice

Wheatgrass • Green Apple

Apple provides natural sweetness and makes wheatgrass considerably milder for people who find the pure juice too intense. Green apple works particularly well when you want sweetness without overwhelming the flavour of the wheatgrass.

Wheatgrass Green Juice

Wheatgrass • Celery • Cucumber • Lemon

A refreshing, predominantly vegetable-based green juice. Celery and cucumber provide plenty of liquid, wheatgrass adds concentrated greens, and lemon gives the finished juice a brighter flavour without relying on a large quantity of fruit.For more combinations, see our favourite cold press juice recipes and Green Juice Detox Guide.

Fresh Wheatgrass Juice vs Tablets and Powders

Fresh wheatgrass juice and wheatgrass supplements both originate from the same young wheat shoots, but they are very different products.

Fresh juice is extracted immediately before drinking and contains the natural water, flavour and soluble compounds present in the fresh plant. Powders and tablets, by comparison, are made by drying the grass before it is milled or compressed into a convenient form.

The main advantage of supplements is convenience. They are portable, require no preparation and can be taken almost anywhere. Fresh juice, however, appeals to people who prefer consuming minimally processed foods and enjoy incorporating freshly made green juices into their daily routine.

Neither approach is necessarily better for everyone. Some people keep tablets or powder for travel while enjoying fresh wheatgrass juice whenever they are at home.

Wheatgrass, Intermittent Fasting and Juice Fasting

Intermittent fasting and juice fasting are different approaches, but certain protocols incorporate wheatgrass juice into both.

Intermittent fasting focuses on when you eat. Some people use a fresh wheatgrass shot at the beginning of their eating window as a concentrated source of green vegetable nutrients. Because wheatgrass juice contains nutrients and some naturally occurring calories, it would not normally be considered part of a strict water-only fasting period.

Wheatgrass or juice fasting, by contrast, replaces some or all solid food for a defined period with freshly prepared green and vegetable juices. Wheatgrass may be taken alone as a concentrated shot or combined with celery, cucumber, leafy greens, lemon and ginger. Some protocols also employ wheatgrass juice in retention enemas.

Because wheatgrass provides a concentrated green juice in a relatively small volume, it has long been included in fasting and cleansing programmes. Its strong flavour can be softened by combining it with celery or cucumber, while apple or lemon can make it more approachable for people who find pure wheatgrass particularly strong.

Whether you are following an intermittent fasting routine or a dedicated juice fast, extracting fresh wheatgrass efficiently is important. Its fine, dense fibres require a juicer capable of gripping and pressing the grass without clogging or leaving excessive juice in the discarded pulp.

Using Wheatgrass as Part of a Detox Protocol

Wheatgrass became widely known through the work of Anne Wigmore, whose Living Foods programme incorporated fresh wheatgrass juice as part of a broader approach centred on raw foods, sprouts, vegetable juices and cleansing protocols. Many modern wheatgrass programmes trace at least part of their philosophy to her pioneering work.

Today, wheatgrass is commonly combined with fresh vegetable juices, good hydration, lighter meals and a reduction in processed foods as part of detox and cleansing programmes. Some protocols use a small wheatgrass shot once or twice a day, while others combine it with celery, cucumber, leafy greens, lemon or ginger as part of a broader green juice routine.

Green juices do not themselves “detox” the body in the sense of removing specific toxins. Rather, they can support the body’s normal detoxification processes by providing hydration, vitamins, minerals and plant compounds while forming part of a diet based predominantly on fresh, minimally processed foods.

In more intensive complementary health protocols, wheatgrass juice may also be used in retention enemas. This is distinct from drinking the juice and forms part of specific cleansing systems rather than everyday juicing.

Fresh extraction is particularly useful when wheatgrass is consumed regularly. Juicing it immediately before drinking preserves its fresh flavour and avoids the drying and processing involved in producing wheatgrass powders and tablets.

Why Wheatgrass Needs the Right Juicer

Wheatgrass presents challenges that many other fruits and vegetables simply don’t. Its long, tough fibres are considerably more difficult to process than apples, oranges or carrots.

As the grass passes through a juicer, multiple fine fibres can wrap around moving components, clog strainers and retain a surprising amount of juice if the machine is not designed to cope with them. This is one reason choosing the right wheatgrass juicer can make such a difference.

Cold press juicers are generally better suited to juicing wheatgrass because they slowly grip, crush and press the grass rather than shredding it at high speed. This pressing action can extract juice efficiently while leaving the discarded wheatgrass pulp comparatively dry.

The design of the cold press juicer also matters. Horizontal cold press juicers have long been particularly well suited to wheatgrass because the auger feeds the long fibres through the juicing chamber in a continuous direction. Designs such as the Torus Solo, which use a direct-flow auger and sieve rather than a conventional basket strainer, further reduce the opportunity for fine wheatgrass fibres to accumulate and clog the machine.

The same characteristics that make a good horizontal cold press juicer excel with wheatgrass also make it particularly capable with celery, barley grass, herbs, parsley, coriander, mint, spinach, kale and other fibrous leafy greens.

Manual or Electric Wheatgrass Juicer?

Both manual and electric wheatgrass juicers are capable of producing excellent juice. The right choice depends less on juice quality than on how often you intend to juice and how much time and effort you are prepared to spend.

Manual wheatgrass presses are popular with dedicated users. They are mechanically simple, quiet and can produce excellent results. For someone making an occasional wheatgrass shot, a good manual press can be a perfectly satisfactory solution.

However, when wheatgrass is juiced every day, particularly in larger quantities or for more than one person, preparation, manual pressing and cleaning can become a substantial daily task.

Electric cold press juicers dramatically reduce the physical effort involved while maintaining excellent extraction. They also make it practical to juice larger quantities of wheatgrass together with celery, herbs, spinach, kale and other leafy greens using the same machine.

Not all electric juicers perform equally well with wheatgrass. Machines designed primarily for fruit or softer vegetables can struggle with long, fibrous grasses, resulting in clogged strainers, slower juicing and wetter pulp. In our experience, a well-designed horizontal cold press juicer provides efficient extraction and is an excellent choice for regular wheatgrass juicing.

For a closer look at the differences between juicer designs, see our Horizontal vs Vertical Cold Press Juicer Comparison, which examines the strengths of each design and the types of produce they handle best.

Why We Recommend the Torus Solo for Wheatgrass

We base our recommendations on real customer experience as well as our own testing.

One conversation particularly stayed with us. A customer and his wife had been drinking around half a litre of fresh wheatgrass juice every day for almost twenty years. During that time they had relied on a manual wheatgrass press. Although it produced excellent juice, preparing their daily wheatgrass had become a time-consuming part of the day.

Before contacting us, they had already purchased another electric cold press juicer marketed as suitable for wheatgrass. In practice, they found its fine basket sieve clogged with the dense fibres and produced a thinner juice than they preferred.

We explained that many Torus Solo owners regularly juice wheatgrass, herbs and other fibrous greens without issue and encouraged them to try the machine for themselves, with the reassurance of our 30-day money-back guarantee if it didn’t meet their expectations.

A few weeks later they called back. They told us the Solo produced the richer wheatgrass juice they were looking for, was considerably quicker to clean, and reduced their total daily preparation, juicing and clean-up time from around 45 minutes to about 15 minutes.

Feedback like this is one reason we confidently recommend the Torus Solo Gen2 as a wheatgrass juicer for regular use. Its direct-flow design also performs particularly well with celery, barley grass, parsley, coriander, mint, spinach, kale and other fibrous leafy greens and herbs.

See the evidence: Visit the Torus Test Library for our documented real-world juicing tests and performance results.

Conclusion

Wheatgrass is one of the best-known concentrated green juices. Whether you are interested in its nutritional profile, incorporating it into a fasting or detox programme, or simply enjoying fresh vegetable juices as part of a healthy lifestyle, consistently good results begin with efficient extraction.

If you enjoy combining wheatgrass with other fresh produce, explore our Green Juice Detox Guide or browse our favourite cold press juice recipes for more combinations and ideas.