john hamilton wrote:
>
> I roughly chopped a raw carrot into about twelve pieces, added a little
> water and put them in my blender (moulinex model 530 which has a 380 watt
> motor).
>
> Was expecting to get a raw carrot juice, but all i got was the undamaged
> lumps of carrot whizzing around.
>
> Do I need to get a different type of blender or am I approaching this the
> wrong way to get raw carrot juice? Thanks for any advice.

You could try steaming or boiling the carrots
to make them soft before blending. Usually,
cooking reduces the nutrition available from
vegetables, but carotenoids are not damaged
by a little heat, and cooking makes them more
available than from raw carrots.