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Which Sana Juicer Suits You? Horizontal or Hands-Free
Short answer. Which Sana juicer suits you depends on why you want to juice. If your answer is greens, celery, wheatgrass, ginger and turmeric, with carrot and beetroot as well, choose a horizontal: the Sana 707 is the reliable workhorse, the 727 Supreme is our flagship and the 929 Ultimate is the top of the range. If you want fruit-led juice for a family, in bigger batches and with less prep, choose a hands-free juicer: the Sana 878, or the compact 818 as the most affordable way in.
On this page
- Start with one question: why do you want to juice?
- Horizontal juicers for greens, celery and roots
- Hands-free juicers for fruit, families and bigger batches
- Sana juicers side by side
- What about cleaning?
- What else can a Sana make?
- The trade-offs
- Buying a Sana in South Africa
- Frequently asked questions
Start with one question: why do you want to juice?
When someone phones us about a juicer, the first thing we ask is why they want to juice. Most answers fall into one of two groups.
The first group wants more vegetables in their day: a green juice before work, a celery juice, a ginger shot, wheatgrass from a tray on the windowsill. These are fibrous, stringy, leafy things, and they suit a horizontal juicer.
The second group is feeding a household. They want apple, pear, pineapple and orange juice for the children, a jug on the table at breakfast, and they want to load the machine and get on with the morning. That points to a hands-free juicer.
Horizontal juicers for greens, celery and roots
A horizontal juicer has a single auger lying on its side. You feed produce into the chute and the auger presses it slowly against a screen, with the juice running out underneath and the dry pulp pushed out of the end. Like every slow juicer, it gives you more juice per kilo, less foam and less heat than a fast spinning machine. The horizontal layout suits leaves, grasses and fibrous roots, and it handles carrot and beetroot well too. If greens are your reason, our celery, ginger and lemon green juice is a good first recipe, and the ginger and turmeric shots show how a horizontal deals with small, hard roots.
Sana 707: the workhorse. The most affordable Sana horizontal. It has a 200 W motor turning at 63 to 75 rpm, and the box includes fine and coarse juicing screens, a homogenising screen, three pasta nozzles and a celery insert. It comes in five colours: Pastel Blue, Ferrari Red, Pearl White, Matte Black and Chrome. It runs for up to 30 minutes at a time, plenty for a morning’s juice.
Sana 727 Supreme: our flagship. The 727 has a brushless DC motor with four speeds (40, 65, 90 and 120 rpm), so you can match the speed to what you are juicing. It has no run-time limit, which suits anyone juicing greens for the week or for a whole household in one session. At the pulp outlet, a rotating stainless steel blade makes a final cut as the pulp leaves, adding a little extra pressure for more juice. It comes in red, soft white and matte black.
Sana 929 Ultimate: the pinnacle. Built for people who juice every day and want this to be the last juicer they buy. The drum, auger, screens, pressure regulator and cap are solid food-grade stainless steel. It has three stainless screens and an adjustable pressure cap: a lower setting for juicy produce and a higher one for fibrous roots and greens. It shares the 727’s brushless motor and four speeds, has no run-time limit, and carries a lifetime warranty on both motor and parts. A 1-litre glass jug, a polished stainless pulp container, a solid wood pusher and a hard-cover recipe book come in the box.
Hands-free juicers for fruit, families and bigger batches
A hands-free juicer stands upright with a large hopper on top. You fill the hopper, press start and walk away while the machine cuts and feeds the produce itself. For a busy family that means less prep, bigger batches and juice ready by the time the lunchboxes are packed.
Sana 878. The 878 has a 2-litre hopper and a slow 200 W motor turning at 43 to 50 rpm. Apples and pears can go in with their peel (the manual suggests taking the core out), and larger fruit only needs cutting to fit the hopper. It comes with an XL stainless steel pulp container, a 1.5-litre vacuum-seal juice container with a hand pump and date dial, and a sorbet screen. It is also a lovely-looking machine, the kind you are happy to leave out on the counter, in soft white, matte black or red.
Sana 818. The 818 is the compact, affordable entry into hands-free juicing. It has a 1,600 ml hopper, a 150 W motor at 50 rpm and a dual-blade system that cuts and guides produce into the auger, all controlled with one dial. It is a juice-only machine, which keeps it simple, and suits smaller households or anyone buying a first juicer.
Sana juicers side by side
| Model | Type | Best for | Motor and speed | Extras | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sana 707 | Horizontal | Greens, celery, roots and shots on a budget | 200 W, 63–75 rpm, 30 minutes at a time | Pasta nozzles, homogenising screen, celery insert | 15 years motor, 5 years parts |
| Sana 727 Supreme | Horizontal | Daily greens and long sessions | 150 W brushless DC, four speeds, no run-time limit | Homogenising screen, rotating blade at the pulp outlet | 15 years motor, 5 years parts |
| Sana 929 Ultimate | Horizontal | Juicing every day, for years | 150 W brushless DC, four speeds, no run-time limit | Stainless juicing parts, three screens, adjustable pressure | Lifetime, motor and parts |
| Sana 878 | Hands-free | Families, fruit-led juice, bigger batches | 200 W, 43–50 rpm | 2-litre hopper, sorbet screen, vacuum juice container | 15 years motor, 5 years parts |
| Sana 818 | Hands-free | Smaller households, a first juicer | 150 W, 50 rpm, 30 minutes at a time | 1,600 ml hopper | 2 years |
Prices correct at November 2026, incl VAT: the 818 is R5,499 on sale (usually R6,999), the 707 R9,899, the 878 from R10,399, the 727 from R12,999 and the 929 R31,999. Check the product pages for current prices.
What about cleaning?
Cleaning is one of the main reasons people give up juicing, so think about it before you buy.
- Horizontals. There are only a few parts: the drum, auger, screen and cap. Rinse them under the tap and give the screen a quick brush. In our kitchen we clean a horizontal in about a minute.
- Hands-free. The parts are bigger, but there still aren’t many. In our kitchen the 878’s hopper fits in the sink for washing, and the stainless pulp container rinses clean easily. A cleaning brush comes in the box.
- For any Sana. Clean it straight after juicing, before the pulp dries on the screen. The manuals ask you not to use the dishwasher or very hot water.
What else can a Sana make?
- Sana 707. The only Sana sold with pasta nozzles, so it makes fresh pasta. With its homogenising screen it also makes nut butters, nut milks, sorbet and baby food.
- Sana 727 and 929. The homogenising screen turns them into slow food processors for nut butters, plant milks such as almond milk, sorbets and baby food. The 929 also takes the optional Sana 702 oil extractor, and the 707 is sold with it as a set.
- Sana 878. Sorbet with the sorbet screen in the box, and nut milk from nuts soaked for at least four hours.
- Sana 818. Juice, done simply.
The trade-offs
A horizontal asks for more of your time at the counter. You cut produce to fit and feed it piece by piece, so a big batch of apple juice for six takes longer than on a hands-free machine. In return it handles the fibrous greens, grasses and roots that people juice for most.
A hands-free juicer is at its best with fruit and high-water produce such as apples, pears, pineapple, citrus and watermelon. Greens and celery still work, but they need more care: cut celery and leafy greens into pieces about 3 cm long, put the soft, leafy things at the bottom of the hopper with firmer fruit on top, and expect a thicker juice from very fibrous produce. Greens work best here as part of a fruit-led juice, such as kale and cucumber with apple.
Buying a Sana in South Africa
SanaStore is the official home of Sana in South Africa. Every machine is officially imported, warranty and after-sales service are handled here, and genuine spare parts are stocked locally. Still unsure? Phone us and tell us why you want to juice.
Compare the Sana juicers
Sana 707 Juicer
R9899,00
Sana 727 Supreme Juicer
Price range: R12999,00 through R14999,00
Sana 878 Juicer
Original price was: R11999,00.R10399,00Current price is: R10399,00.
Sana 818 Juicer
Original price was: R6999,00.R5499,00Current price is: R5499,00.Frequently asked questions
Which Sana juicer is best for celery and green juice?
A horizontal: the 707, 727 or 929. They press leafy greens, celery, wheatgrass, ginger and turmeric slowly against the screen without the fibres wrapping around a blade. The 707 comes with a celery insert, and the 727 has a rotating blade at the pulp outlet that makes a final cut for extra yield.
Which Sana juicer is best for a family?
The Sana 878. Its 2-litre hopper takes a big load of fruit, it feeds itself while you get on with breakfast, and the 1.5-litre vacuum-seal container holds a family-sized batch. The 818 does the same job on a smaller scale.
Can a hands-free juicer juice greens?
Yes, with a little preparation. Cut celery and leafy greens into pieces about 3 cm long and put them at the bottom of the hopper, with firmer fruit on top. Very fibrous produce gives a thicker juice, so greens are best as part of a fruit-led juice. For straight green juice, wheatgrass or celery, a horizontal is the better fit.
What is the difference between the Sana 727 and the 929?
Both have a brushless DC motor, four speeds and no run-time limit. The 929’s juicing parts are solid stainless steel, it adds an adjustable pressure cap and three stainless screens, and it carries a lifetime warranty on motor and parts, compared with 15 years on the motor and 5 years on parts for the 727.
Which Sana juicers can make pasta or nut butter?
Only the 707 is sold with pasta nozzles. The 707, 727 and 929 make nut butters with their homogenising screens. The 878 makes sorbet and nut milk but not nut butter, and the 818 makes juice only.
Sources
- Sana 707 juicer, SanaStore: specifications, colours, box contents, warranty and local spares. sanastore.co.za
- Sana 727 Supreme juicer, SanaStore: motor, speeds, run time, pulp-outlet blade and warranty. sanastore.co.za
- Sana 929 Ultimate juicer, SanaStore: materials, screens, adjustable pressure, box contents and warranty. sanastore.co.za
- Sana 878 juicer, SanaStore: hopper, motor, vacuum container, sorbet screen and warranty. sanastore.co.za
- Sana 818 juicer, SanaStore: hopper, motor, run time and warranty. sanastore.co.za
- Sana 878 user manual, Sana Products: preparing produce, celery and leafy greens, nut milk, cleaning. sanaproducts.com
- Sana 818 user manual, Sana Products: cutting fibrous produce, run time, cleaning. sanaproducts.com
- Sana 727 Supreme user manual (English), Sana Products: homogenising screen and cleaning. sanaproducts.com
