This article will attempt to provide an unbiased comparison of the Champion 2000 Juicer to the GreenStar GS-1000 Juicer.

 

 

Both the Chapion and the GreenStar are well-built. Both are equipped with heavy 3-prong power cords and both have feet on the bottom of the unit. The GreenStar has a compartment for the power cord to be tucked away when the unit is not in use or being stored.

 

Both units have a heavy motor and are quiet in their operation. In my experience, the GreenStar is just slightly quieter than the Champion. The GreenStar also has a reversing switch for the motor, whereas the Champion has a simple on/off switch.

 

The GreenStar has a handle on top of the unit, which makes it much easier to lift and move around. The Champion comes in four colors (black, almond, white, grey), whereas the GreenStar comes only in white. The Champion’s plastic parts are not quite as heavy as the GreenStar’s, however, the Champion 2000 has a 10-year warranty, while the GreenStar has a 5-year warranty.

 

In my opinion, the GreenStar has a slight edge in this category.

When assembling the Champion, there are 5 parts that attach to the motor housing: the cowling, the screen, the masticating gear, the exit spout, and the intake funnel. The Champion also has a plastic food plunger. Assembly simply requires placing the screen onto the bottom of the cowling unit, then sliding the exit spout over top of the screen to hold it in place. Once the cowling pieces are put together, the single gear is placed onto the spindle that protrudes from the motor housing, and then the cowling is placed over top of the single gear and locked into place by a slight turn. The intake funnel is then placed on top of the intake tube that is part of the cowling.

 

In contrast, The GreenStar has 9 parts to contend with. The cowling actually has two sections. The first section slides in place onto the motor housing and then the two interlocking twin gears slide into that section of the cowling until they lock into their spot on the motor housing. The end of one gear is a “male” end while the end of the other gear is a “female” end, so there is only one way for them to attach to the motor housing, which also has a “female” and “male” connector. Once the first piece of the cowling is in place with the gears, the juicing screen (or homogenizing blank) slides over the end of the twin gears, then a second piece of cowling slides over the screen. Two arms (that are attached to the motor housing) swing into place and lock down both sections of the cowling by tightening the turn screws at the end of each arm. A spring-loaded knob then screws into the end of the cowling to help control the flow of pulp, thereby allowing you to make your juice more or less pulpier and/or extracting the most juice from the pulp. The intake tube on the cowling has a secondary piece of tubing that fits down inside the first, which allows for a large intake funnel to be attached. As mentioned earlier, the GreenStar also has two different food plungers that come standard.

 

Although the GreenStar has a few more parts and sounds a bit more complicated to assemble, it is actually very easy once you’ve done it for the first time.

 

In my opinion, the Champion has a slight edge in this category.

 

The Champion 2000 comes with a screen and a “blank” for making things like nut butters, sorbet, etc. The Champion also comes with a strainer to strain the pulp and foam from the juice. As mentioned earlier, it also has a food plunger to push the food into the feed tube. The Champion juicer also has an optional Grain Mill attachment that allows you to grind grains, spices, coffee etc.

 

The GreenStar actually has 3-models, with the only difference being the number of accessories that come with the unit. The GS-1000 comes with a single “fine” screen, although a “coarse” screen (for making pulpier juices) is optionally available for the GS-1000. The GreenStar also comes with a plastic plunger and a wooden plunger, plus a glass 3-cup pitcher to catch the juice. The model GS-2000 also comes standard with the coarse screen and a drip tray. The GreenStar GS-3000 has all the features of the GS-2000, plus it includes a Pasta making attachment and a Mochi attachment.

 

The GreenStar juicers also come with a cleaning brush, which comes in handy during the cleaning process.

 

In my opinion, the GreenStar has a slight edge in this category.

 

 

The intake tube on the Champion is slightly larger than the GreenStar, which means that if you are juicing large fruits or vegetables, you may need to cut them into strips to fit into the feed tube.

 

The Champion’s single masticating gear has small metal teeth embedded in the gear, so when you push food into the unit, it nips off tiny pieces. Pushing food into the Champion is therefore easier than the GreenStar, where it sometimes takes a good bit of force to push hard vegetables (such as carrots) into the twin gears of the GreenStar.

 

However, in my experience, the GreenStar produces much less foam than the Champion juicer. This is important because excess foam can cause the juice to oxidize, thereby depleting it of some of its nutritional value. The GreenStar also does a better job of ejecting the pulp out the end of the unit. I also found the Champion to leak some juice around the area where the cowling attaches to the motor housing. It also has a larger exit spout, so the juice tended to splatter a bit when being collected in a container below the exit spout.

 

Both units produce a high volume of juice and the ejected pulp looks to be about the same texture and wetness. The GreenStar does have the advantage of having the pulp control knob to allow you to adjust the flow of pulp.

 

I’ve also found the GreenStar to do slightly better with leafy greens such as spinach, kale, & collards because the leafy vegetables are easily ground up between the twin gears.

 

When using the homogenizing blank in either unit, they both perform well when creating nut butters, frozen sorbets and pates.

 

In my opinion, the GreenStar has a slight edge in this category.

 

 

All juicer require cleaning after each use. Cleaning the fine screen in any juicer is typically the hardest part of the cleanup job. In this area, the Champion has a distinct advantage, because its screen is very simple to clean. I have found the GreenStar’s screen to be harder to clean compared to the Champion. Also, since the Champion has really only 5 parts to clean, the clean-up is much easier. However, because the motor housing does not have a handle, it is a bit harder to clean the Champion’s base unit.

 

The GreenStar’s parts, due to their shape, also are a bit harder to clean. This is because the parts all fit together with tongue & groove sections, so it’s a bit harder to clean the grooved areas.

 

Also, over time, the plastic of both units can be stained by vegetables such as carrots & beets. Because the Champion offers different colors besides white, some of the inevitable staining is not as obvious as on a white juicer.

 

In my opinion, the Champion has a slight edge in this category.

 

 

The Champion 2000 sells for about half the price of the GreenStar, so if price is a big factor for you, then you will definitely want to opt for the Champion.

 

However, if you are interested in versatility, such as being able to make pasta and/or Mochi, and you want the highest quality juice, then you may want to consider stepping up to the GreenStar.