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The Best Juicers for Carrots

The one produce group where both mechanisms genuinely work. That changes what you should be shopping on.

By Brijon M. · Last reviewed October 2, 2026

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Carrots and beets are the one produce group where the mechanism argument largely dissolves. They are dense and full of cell water rather than long fiber, so a spinning disc and a slow auger both get at the liquid. That means you should be shopping on speed, prep and cleanup rather than on mechanism.

Quick picks

Tap any row to jump to the full write-up, or go straight to the listing. How we score.

#ProductBest forOur scorePrice
1
A slow juicer beside fresh produce on a white counter
Kuvings REVO830

Best for carrots overall

Celery and carrot juicers who refuse to pre-chop7.7/10
2Apples, carrots and oranges when speed matters more than yield6.3/10
3
A horizontal juicing machine on a kitchen counter
Omega NC900HDC

Best for drier pulp

Leafy greens, wheatgrass and anyone who wants to tune extraction7.9/10
4
A stainless juicer with apples on a bright counter
Mueller Austria Juicer Ultra

Most power under $100

Hard produce on a tight budget6.2/10

Why both mechanisms work here

A carrot is a dense matrix holding water. Break the matrix anywhere and liquid is released, which is something a cutting disc does perfectly well and an auger does too. There is no long fiber to ride a basket, which is the failure mode that makes celery and kale a cold-press-only proposition.

So the real differences become practical. A centrifugal machine with a 3 in chute will have carrot juice in your glass in a couple of minutes. A cold press machine will take longer, produce drier pulp, and foam less. Both are legitimate choices, and for once the cheaper one is not the compromised one.

What carrots actually demand

  • Torque, or enough speed. This is where a weak motor shows up. BLACK+DECKER's 400 W and Dash's 130 W will both struggle with a daily carrot habit. Anything from 800 W up on a centrifugal machine, or any proper cold press auger, is fine.
  • A chute you can feed length-wise, or a knife. Carrots are long rather than wide, so chute diameter matters less than you would think -- you will be cutting to length on most machines regardless. Kuvings' auto-cut chute is the exception.
  • Tolerance for staining. Carrots and especially beets will tint plastic parts. Rinsing immediately is the only real prevention; some discolouration on a daily machine is permanent and purely cosmetic.
  • Somewhere to put a lot of pulp. Carrots produce more pulp by volume than almost anything else. Check the pulp bin capacity, and see what to do with juicer pulp -- carrot pulp is the most genuinely useful kind.
CriterionKuvings REVO830Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XLOmega NC900HDCMueller Austria Juicer Ultra
YieldNot availableNot sourcedNot availableNot sourcedOmega markets high juice yield and five pressure settings; no numeric yield figure is publishedManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02Not availableNot sourced
PulpNot availableNot sourcedBreville states the carafe includes a froth separatorManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02Five adjustable pressure settings and two juicing screens, per OmegaManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02Not availableNot sourced
Cleanup timeNot available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourcedNot available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourcedNot available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourcedNot available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced
Price$400+Band from retailer listings, checked 2026-10-02$100–200Band from retailer listings, checked 2026-10-02$200–400Band from retailer listings, checked 2026-10-02Under $100Band from retailer listings, checked 2026-10-02
NoiseKuvings describes the motor as noise-reduction; no decibel figure publishedManufacturer claim: Kuvings USA · checked 2026-10-02Not availableNot availableNot available
SpeedKuvings states 50 RPM, 240 WManufacturer claim: Kuvings USA · checked 2026-10-02Breville states dual speed: 6,500 RPM low and 12,000 RPM high, 850 WManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02Omega states 80 RPM and 150 W outputManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02Mueller states dual speed: 12,000-15,000 RPM low and 15,000-18,000 RPM high, 1100 WManufacturer claim: Mueller · checked 2026-10-02
WarrantyKuvings USA states a 15-year limited warranty (regional sellers list shorter terms)Manufacturer claim: Kuvings USA · checked 2026-10-02Breville states a 1-year limited warrantyManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02Omega states a 15-year limited warrantyManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02Mueller states a 2-year warrantyManufacturer claim: Mueller · checked 2026-10-02
Scroll the table sideways on a narrow screen. Every figure above is labeled with where it came from; “Not available” means we could not find a published source, not that the machine performs badly. How we pick.

Prep

You do not need to peel carrots for juicing -- a good scrub is enough, and the skin contributes to the flavor. Trim the top where the greens attach, because that part is woody and bitter. Beets should be scrubbed and trimmed too; peeling is optional and mostly a taste decision about earthiness.

Cut to length to fit your chute. On most machines that is two or three pieces per carrot, which takes seconds. The genuine time cost of carrots is not prep, it is the pulp bin.

Carrot juice in a glass beside fresh carrots
No need to peel. A scrub is enough, and the skin carries flavor. Trim the woody top.

Carrots and beets together

The classic pairing, and mechanically straightforward -- both are dense roots and both behave the same way in either mechanism. Beets are harder and stain far more aggressively, so rinse immediately and expect the pulp bin to look alarming.

If you are juicing beets regularly, juicers for beets covers the specifics, including the earthiness question and why a slow juicer handles the hardness more comfortably than a cheap centrifugal one.

The picks in full

1. Best for carrots overall

Kuvings REVO830

Kuvings REVO830 · $400+ · Our score 7.7/10

Kuvings' 1.75 in auto-cut chute is specified for celery and carrots, which is the detail that matters: long carrots fed through a narrow controlled chute go in without pre-cutting and without stalling the auger. The 3.5 in wide chute handles beets and apples. 50 RPM, 240 W, 15-year US warranty. Full review.

Yield
Not availableNot sourced
Pulp
Not availableNot sourced
Cleanup time
Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced
Speed
Kuvings states 50 RPM, 240 WManufacturer claim: Kuvings USA · checked 2026-10-02

What works

  • Two chutes: whole fruit in the wide one, stringy produce in the narrow auto-cut one
  • The narrow chute is the one feature aimed squarely at celery clogging
  • 15-year warranty on the US listing

What does not

  • Warranty length differs by region - check the seller's terms, not the brand page
  • No published yield or cleanup-time figure to compare against rivals
  • Top of the price range

Skip this if: Counter height is tight - this is a tall vertical machine and it needs clearance above the chute to load whole fruit.

A slow juicer beside fresh produce on a white counter

Representative photo. We have no manufacturer image library, so this is a licensed stock photo of the category, not a photo of this unit.

  • Yield9/10
  • Pulp8/10
  • Cleanup7/10
  • Value6/10
  • Quiet8/10

Read the full Kuvings REVO830 review

2. Fastest for carrots

Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XL

Breville JE98XL · $100–200 · Our score 6.3/10

Carrots are dense and watery, which is exactly where a centrifugal machine competes properly. Breville states 850 W with dual speeds at 6,500 and 12,000 RPM and a 3 in feed tube, so carrots and whole apples go in with minimal prep and a glass takes minutes. It is loud and it foams. Full review.

Yield
Not availableNot sourced
Pulp
Breville states the carafe includes a froth separatorManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02
Cleanup time
Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced
Speed
Breville states dual speed: 6,500 RPM low and 12,000 RPM high, 850 WManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

What works

  • 3 in chute takes whole apples, so there is no chopping
  • Two speeds, so soft fruit is not pulverized
  • Fast enough that a glass takes a couple of minutes end to end

What does not

  • Poor at celery and leafy greens by mechanism, not by tuning
  • Foam and faster oxidation are inherent to high-speed spinning
  • 1-year warranty

Skip this if: Celery or leafy greens are the reason you are buying. A spinning basket rides long fibers instead of crushing them.

A stainless steel centrifugal juicer on a counter

Representative photo. We have no manufacturer image library, so this is a licensed stock photo of the category, not a photo of this unit.

  • Yield6/10
  • Pulp5/10
  • Cleanup7/10
  • Value8/10
  • Quiet4/10

Read the full Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XL review

3. Best for drier pulp

Omega NC900HDC

Omega NC900HDC · $200–400 · Our score 7.9/10

Carrots produce a lot of pulp and this is the machine that lets you squeeze it harder: Omega states five adjustable end-cap pressure settings, so you can run high back-pressure specifically for dense roots. 80 RPM, two screens, 15-year warranty. 19.22 in wide and 18.7 lb.

Yield
Omega markets high juice yield and five pressure settings; no numeric yield figure is publishedManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02
Pulp
Five adjustable pressure settings and two juicing screens, per OmegaManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02
Cleanup time
Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced
Speed
Omega states 80 RPM and 150 W outputManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02

What works

  • Five pressure settings give real control over pulp and extraction
  • Handles wheatgrass, which most verticals do poorly
  • 15-year warranty on a design that has been iterated for years

What does not

  • 19.22 in wide, which is a counter-depth problem in small kitchens
  • More parts to wash than any vertical here
  • 18.7 lb, so it lives out on the counter whether you like it or not

Skip this if: Your counter is shallow, or cleanup is what will make you quit. It is over 19 in wide and there are more parts to wash than on any vertical here.

A horizontal juicing machine on a kitchen counter

Representative photo. We have no manufacturer image library, so this is a licensed stock photo of the category, not a photo of this unit.

  • Yield9/10
  • Pulp9/10
  • Cleanup6/10
  • Value8/10
  • Quiet8/10

Read the full Omega NC900HDC review

4. Most power under $100

Mueller Austria Juicer Ultra

Mueller Ultra 1100 W · Under $100 · Our score 6.2/10

Carrots are the produce that exposes an underpowered motor. Mueller states 1100 W with dual speeds up to 18,000 RPM and a 3 in chute, plus a 2-year warranty -- nothing in the budget band handles hard roots more easily. It is also the loudest machine in our registry.

Yield
Not availableNot sourced
Pulp
Not availableNot sourced
Cleanup time
Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced
Speed
Mueller states dual speed: 12,000-15,000 RPM low and 15,000-18,000 RPM high, 1100 WManufacturer claim: Mueller · checked 2026-10-02

What works

  • Most power under $100
  • Dual speed for soft and hard produce
  • 2-year warranty at a budget price

What does not

  • Up to 18,000 RPM, which is the loudest and most oxidizing setup here
  • Centrifugal mechanics, so it is the wrong tool for celery and greens
  • No published yield or cleanup data

Skip this if: Noise matters at all. 18,000 RPM on the high setting is the fastest figure in this registry.

A stainless juicer with apples on a bright counter

Representative photo. We have no manufacturer image library, so this is a licensed stock photo of the category, not a photo of this unit.

  • Yield6/10
  • Pulp4/10
  • Cleanup7/10
  • Value9/10
  • Quiet3/10

Questions people ask

What is the best juicer for carrots?
Kuvings' REVO830 if you want a cold press machine with an auto-cut chute specified for carrots. Breville's JE98XL if you want speed, since carrots are the produce where a centrifugal machine genuinely competes. Mueller's Austria Ultra if you want maximum power under $100.
Do I need to peel carrots before juicing?
No. A good scrub is enough and the skin contributes flavor. Trim the woody top where the greens attach, which is bitter.
Can a centrifugal juicer handle carrots?
Very well. Carrots are dense and watery rather than long-fibred, so a spinning disc gets at the liquid properly. This is the produce group where the mechanism argument largely dissolves.
How do I stop carrots staining my juicer?
Rinse the parts immediately after use -- that is the only real prevention. Some discolouration on a machine used daily for roots becomes permanent, and it is cosmetic only.
Do carrots make a lot of pulp?
More by volume than almost anything else, so check the pulp bin capacity before buying. Carrot pulp is also the most genuinely useful kind to keep -- see our guide to juicer pulp.

Sources

Every figure on this page traces to one of these. Where a source does not publish a number, the page says “Not available” rather than estimating one.