The Best Juicers for Pomegranate

Pomegranate is the one fruit on this site where the prep decides the result more than the machine does. You cannot juice the whole fruit, the pith and membrane are genuinely bitter, and the hard seed inside each aril will make the juice taste wrong if the machine crushes it rather than squeezing around it.

Quick picks

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#	Product	Best for	Our score	Price
1	Omega VSJ843 Best for pomegranate overall	Leafy greens and wheatgrass, where slow crushing does the work	8.0/10	Check price on Amazon
2	Omega NC900HDC Best adjustable option	Leafy greens, wheatgrass and anyone who wants to tune extraction	7.9/10	Check price on Amazon
3	Breville Citrus Press Pro 800CPXL Best press-based alternative	High-volume citrus, whether that is breakfast for a family or a home bar	8.2/10	Check price on Amazon
4	Nutribullet Slow Juicer Best budget option	A first cold press juicer when the budget is firm	7.4/10	Check price on Amazon

You must deseed first

A whole pomegranate is mostly inedible structure: a thick leathery skin and a dense web of white membrane holding the arils. Both are bitter and astringent, and any juicer that processes a whole fruit crushes them straight into your glass.

So the job is: halve the fruit, remove the arils, juice the arils. The standard method is to score around the equator, pull the halves apart, hold a half cut-side down over a bowl and strike the skin firmly with a wooden spoon -- the arils fall out. It takes a couple of minutes per fruit and it is the single most important step.

Why gentle extraction matters

Each aril is a sac of juice wrapped around a hard seed. You want the sac squeezed and the seed left alone. Crush the seeds and they release tannins that make the juice astringent and faintly bitter -- noticeably so.

This is why slow is better here, and why Omega's adjustable pressure is useful in its low positions. A twin gear machine, which crushes extremely thoroughly, is actually the wrong tool for this one fruit. A centrifugal machine is also poor: at speed it pulverizes arils and seeds together.

The press alternative

Worth knowing because it is genuinely easier. Halve the pomegranate and press it on a citrus press, cut side down, exactly as you would an orange. You lose some yield -- the arils closest to the membrane do not give everything up -- and you gain a great deal of convenience, because there is no deseeding.

A powered press like Breville's 800CPXL does this well, and a manual lever press does too. If pomegranate is an occasional treat rather than a routine, this is probably the better route. Best citrus presses covers the options.

Technique

1. 1.Deseed completely. Remove every piece of white membrane you can see. It is the difference between sweet-tart juice and astringent juice.
2. 2.Feed arils slowly and in small quantities. A large mass of arils packs against the screen rather than passing through.
3. 3.Use the lowest pressure setting available. You want the sacs squeezed, not the seeds crushed.
4. 4.Alternate with something firm if the screen is clogging -- a piece of apple acts as a plunger.
5. 5.Expect a modest volume. Pomegranate is a low-yield fruit relative to the work involved. That is the fruit, not the machine.
6. 6.Clean immediately. Pomegranate juice stains, though less aggressively than beet or turmeric.

The picks in full

1. Best for pomegranate overall

Omega VSJ843

Omega VSJ843 · $400+ · Our score 8.0/10

Arils are small, soft and full of juice around a hard seed, which wants the gentlest extraction available -- crush the seed and you get bitterness. Omega states 43 RPM, the slowest in our registry, with a dual-edge auger, 150 W and a 15-year limited warranty. Slow is precisely the right characteristic here.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

Not availableNot sourced

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

Omega states 43 RPM, dual-edge single auger, 150 WManufacturer claim: Omega Juicers · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Slowest published speed here at 43 RPM
• Juice tap lets you mix in the bowl and stops the drip
• 15-year limited warranty

What does not

• Narrow feed opening - prep is unavoidable
• Slow by design, so throughput is low
• No published yield, pulp or cleanup figure

Skip this if: You want speed in the morning. 43 RPM is deliberate and it feels deliberate when you are late for work.

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• Yield9/10
• Pulp9/10
• Cleanup7/10
• Value6/10
• Quiet9/10

Read the full Omega VSJ843 review

2. Best adjustable option

Omega NC900HDC

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

Being able to lower the back-pressure matters with arils: too much and you are crushing seeds rather than squeezing flesh. Omega states five adjustable end-cap pressure settings and two screens at 80 RPM, with a 15-year warranty. 19.22 in wide and 18.7 lb. Full review.

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.

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

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3. Best press-based alternative

Breville Citrus Press Pro 800CPXL

Breville 800CPXL · $200–400 · Our score 8.2/10

A legitimate alternative approach: press halved pomegranates like citrus rather than juicing loose arils. Breville states a die-cast powered lever, a Quadra-Fin cone, adjustable pulp control and four dishwasher-safe parts. It is less efficient than deseeding and juicing, but it is far less work and it never crushes seeds.

Yield

Breville states the Quadra-Fin acid-resistant cone maximizes extraction; no numeric figure publishedManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

Pulp

Breville states adjustable pulp controlManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

Cleanup time

Breville states the juicing cone, juice collector, filter and fruit dome are dishwasher safeManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

Speed

Breville states 110 WManufacturer claim: Breville · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• The powered lever does the work, so no hand strength is needed
• Adjustable pulp control, which most citrus juicers lack
• Four parts, all dishwasher safe

What does not

• Expensive and heavy for a single-purpose tool
• 1-year warranty
• Citrus only - it will not touch a stalk of celery

Skip this if: You juice two lemons a week. A 10.6 lb die-cast press is absurd for that, and a hand squeezer is not.

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• Yield9/10
• Pulp9/10
• Cleanup8/10
• Value6/10
• Quiet7/10

4. Best budget option

Nutribullet Slow Juicer

Nutribullet NBJ50300 · $100–200 · Our score 7.4/10

65 RPM is slow enough to treat arils gently, and Nutribullet states a reverse function for when a mass of seeds packs against the screen. 150 W, small footprint, lowest price of any real cold press machine. The 24 oz cup is ample, because pomegranate is a low-volume juice.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

Not availableNot sourced

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

Nutribullet states 65 RPM, 150 W, with a reverse functionManufacturer claim: Nutribullet · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Cold press mechanics at a centrifugal-adjacent price
• Reverse function, which is how you clear a celery jam
• Small footprint at 17 in tall and 6.25 in wide

What does not

• 1-year warranty against 15 years on the premium verticals
• 24 oz catch cup forces breaks on bigger batches
• No published yield, pulp or cleanup figures

Skip this if: You juice for more than one person. A 24 oz container means stopping and emptying mid-session.

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• Yield7/10
• Pulp7/10
• Cleanup7/10
• Value9/10
• Quiet8/10

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