The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO, also sold as the 'Ninja Foodi Smoothie Bowl Maker', is a compact personal blender. It comes with a pair of 24-ounce jars and to-go lids for single-serve smoothies and other drinks. There's also a 14-ounce 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' jar with rotating arms inside of it meant for thicker mixtures. Like most personal blenders, it can't hot blend and has only one speed setting.
Our Verdict
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is good for multi-purpose use. With both its 24-ounce and 14-ounce jars, it maintains a similarly fantastic performance making silky smoothies. It can also make smooth nut butter as well as snow-like crushed ice. It can't hot blend, though. On the upside, it's very easy to clean.
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Easy to clean.
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Makes a silky blend with fibrous ingredients.
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Makes snow-like crushed ice.
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Can't hot blend.
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Loud.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is superb for single-serve smoothies. The 24-ounce jars make an exceptionally smooth puree with ingredients like kale, so it's ideal for silky green smoothies. There are resealable lids included for the jars, which are easy to clean by hand or in the dishwasher.
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Easy to clean.
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Makes a silky blend with fibrous ingredients.
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Loud.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is excellent for multiple servings of smoothies. Even if you fill the jars to their maximum capacity, it makes a silky smoothie with fibrous ingredients. You can prepare two small smoothie servings in one jar, but their capacities are too small to easily serve a crowd. On the plus side, there are two jars with to-go lids included.
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Easy to clean.
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Makes a silky blend with fibrous ingredients.
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Loud.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is decent for ice-crushing. It can make snow-like crushed ice in less than a couple of minutes, which is perfect for any frozen drink. The blender itself is also well built and easy to clean.
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Easy to clean.
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Makes snow-like crushed ice.
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Loud.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO can't hot blend, so if you want to use it for soup, your ingredients need to cool down first. It's fantastic for blending fibrous ingredients like kale or broccoli into a silky puree, but the biggest jars only hold 24 ounces, so you'll probably need to blend in batches.
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Easy to clean.
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Can't hot blend.
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Loud.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is acceptable for professional use. While it can't hot blend, and its personal-sized jars limit you to small servings, it makes excellent blends. It can make smooth and spreadable almond butter as well as snow-like crushed ice and silky purees of fibrous ingredients. It's also very easy to clean.
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Easy to clean.
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Makes a silky blend with fibrous ingredients.
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Makes snow-like crushed ice.
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Can't hot blend.
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Loud.
- 7.8 Multi-Purpose
- 9.2 Smoothies (Single Serving)
- 8.0 Smoothies (Multiple Servings)
- 7.3 Ice Crushing
- 3.7 Soups
- 6.8 Professional Use
- Updated Jul 14, 2023: Noted that its blades are dishwasher-safe, unlike the Smeg Personal Blender PBF01's.
- Updated Oct 05, 2022: Compared its noise level to the Beast Health Blender's.
- Updated Sep 01, 2022: Revised text to match results updated to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Aug 25, 2022: Added a comparison with the newly reviewed Ninja TWISTi because of its similar jar design.
- Updated Aug 25, 2022: The result for 'Blades - Removable' changed from 'No' to 'Yes' because the blade assembly lid is removable from the jar.
- Updated Jul 28, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Oct 20, 2020: Review published.
- Updated Oct 14, 2020: Early access published.
- Updated Sep 30, 2020: Our testers have started testing this product.
- Updated Sep 29, 2020: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
- Updated Sep 20, 2020: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO (SS101), also called the Ninja Foodi Smoothie Bowl Maker and Nutrient Extractor, comes in one color: 'Silver.' You can see the label for the model we tested here.
There's also a variant (CO101B) that's only available at Costco (US). It's identical, except that it comes with an 18-ounce Power Nutri Bowl (or Smoothie Bowl Maker) instead of a 14-ounce one. While you may get different results with the bigger jar, we expect this variant to perform similarly to our unit.
If you come across any other variants of this blender, let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
Compared To Other Blenders
The Ninja SS101 is a personal blender. It comes with three personal jars, two of which have a 24-ounce capacity. It also comes with a 14-ounce 'Power Nutri Bowl' or 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' that uses manually rotating arms to help push food towards the blades. Unlike many other personal blenders, it has no problem making smooth nut butter or snow-like crushed ice. It's also outstandingly easy to clean.
Check out our recommendations for the best Ninja blenders, the best blenders for smoothies, and the best blenders for crushing ice.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Ninja Nutri-Blender Pro with Auto-iQ. The Foodi is better built, blends recipes like smoothies more quickly, and is much easier to use for thick recipes like nut butter. However, the Nutri-Blender is much quieter.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is a significantly better personal blender than the Ninja Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ. The DUO feels better built and comes with two 24-ounce jars as well as one 14-ounce jar that has two manually rotating blades to help move food toward the blades. It's better at processing hard ingredients like nuts and fibrous ingredients like kale.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the NutriBullet Ultra. The Ninja makes a smoother blend with common smoothie ingredients like leafy greens and fruit and processes these ingredients more quickly. It can crush ice without liquid in the jar. It's also easier to clean, and its controls are more convenient. However, the NutriBullet is a good option for smoothies, too, and it's significantly quieter when running.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is a better personal blender than the nutribullet Pro 900. The Ninja feels better built and comes with a pair of 24-ounce jars for smoothies and one 14-ounce jar with manually rotating arms that help push food into the blades' path. It makes better nut butter and smoothies, and it can make snow-like crushed ice. It's also easier to clean.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO and the Ninja TWISTi High-Speed Blender DUO are quite similar, so which you'll prefer really depends on how much capacity you need. Both blenders come with jars that have rotating arms inside, which helps process recipes like nut butter without any need to remove the lid and stir. The Ninja TWISTi is a full-size blender with a 34oz capacity in its main jar and an 18oz 'Smoothie Bowl Maker'. The Foodi is a personal blender, so it has a smaller 24oz capacity in its biggest jar and a 14oz 'Smoothie Bowl Maker'. The Foodi has a slightly better performance for most recipes, including smoothies, so it's a better option if you don't mind its smaller capacity.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is a much better personal blender than the Ninja Nutri Ninja Pro. The DUO has a better build quality and comes with a unique jar with manual rotating hands that help push food toward the blades. It also has controls with different timers depending on what you're blending. It's better for making nut butter and for processing fibrous ingredients like kale.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is a little better than the Beast Health Blender. The Ninja is easier to clean by hand, and all its components, including the blades, are dishwasher-safe. It comes with two jars to make single-serve smoothies and blends fibrous ingredients faster in recipes like smoothies. However, the Beast has a better build quality and a design you might find more aesthetic. It's significantly quieter, which might be important to you, especially since the DUO is very loud.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the NutriBullet Pro+. The DUO is significantly better built and does a better job of making nut butter. It can also make snow-like crushed ice, comes with more jars, and is easier to clean. On the other hand, the Pro+ is much quieter when it's running.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the NutriBullet Pro 1000. The Ninja has a much better build quality and comes with a greater number of jars. It's much better at processing fibrous ingredients, making nut butter, and crushing ice. It's also easier to clean by hand.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Ninja Nutri-Blender Plus for most purposes. The DUO has a significantly better build quality and makes silkier smoothies as well as crushed ice with a better texture. It's also much easier to clean by hand and has buttons for a few preset modes that act as timers. On the other hand, the Nutri-Blender Plus is also a good option for making smoothies, and some may prefer its smaller, more lightweight design.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Magic Bullet Blender. The Ninja has a better build quality and overall performance. It makes a smoother blend with ingredients like kale and is much easier to use for tough tasks like making nut butter. You can also use it to crush ice. It's easier to clean by hand, and all its parts are dishwasher-safe.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Ninja Fit for most purposes. The DUO has a better build quality and is easier to use since you don't need to press down on the jar to blend. Its personal jars for single-serve smoothies have a bigger capacity, and it also comes with a 'Smoothie Βowl Maker' jar that makes it very easy to use for recipes like nut butter. On the other hand, it's very loud, and if you're just looking for a simple smoothie maker, you may prefer the Ninja Fit for that reason.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is a better personal blender than the Breville Boss To Go Sport. The Ninja has a somewhat better overall blending performance, as it processes ingredients more quickly, and it's easier to use for recipes like nut butter. It's easier to clean by hand and has automatic blending programs. However, the Breville has a better build quality.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Smeg Personal Blender PBF01. The Ninja is a much sturdier blender, and it does a better job of blending fibrous ingredients and crushing ice. It's also easier to clean by hand. However, the Smeg is much quieter when it's running.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Magic Bullet Kitchen Express. The Ninja is better built and more versatile since you can use it to crush ice. It's also easier to use for tougher blends like nut butter. The jars and blades are easier to clean by hand. However, the Magic Bullet is much quieter, and it's a blender/food processor combo, so it comes with a bowl and blades for slicing and chopping.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better for most purposes than the BlendJet 2. The Ninja is much more suitable for processing fibrous ingredients and making nut butter. It's easier to clean by hand, has a much better build quality, and makes snow-like crushed ice. However, the BlendJet is a battery-powered blender that's intended to be portable, and it's a much better option if you're looking for a personal blender that's easy to carry around.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the ZWILLING ENFINIGY Personal Blender. The Ninja has better overall performance, so it can make silkier smoothies and crushed ice. Its buttons are easier to use than the ZWILLING's control dial. However, the ZWILLING is much quieter and has a sleeker design that you might prefer.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Magic Bullet Mini. The Ninja can crush ice and is easier to use to make nut butter. It can make a smoother blend of fibrous ingredients, and it's easier to clean by hand. It's also sturdier.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO has a better blending performance than the Beast Mini Blender Plus. It makes a smoother blend with fibrous ingredients, and it's much easier to use for making nut butter and crushing ice. You might prefer its controls, which include a countdown timer so you know how much time is left in a blending cycle. However, the Beast performs similarly when blending common smoothie ingredients like kale or fruit. It's much quieter when running and has a sleeker design that you might prefer (or not).
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Cuisinart Soho Compact Blender. The Ninja performs better for most uses, including smoothly blending fibrous ingredients, crushing ice, and making nut butter. It has more blending programs and comes with three jars instead of just one. However, it's very loud, while the Cuisinart is significantly quieter.
Test Results
It's a short blender as its motor base isn't very tall. While it still takes up some room on your counter, you can easily store it away in a cupboard, and the jar is removable.
It has a good build quality. Its parts are made of plastic that varies in thickness. The motor base feels a little thin and not very premium. However, the jars are thick in comparison, and one jar has a rotating arm mechanism, which helps push food away from the jar's walls and towards the vortex.
It comes with a pair of 24-ounce personal jars with to-go lids. There's also a 14-ounce jar included that Ninja calls a 'Power Nutri Bowl' or 'Smoothie Bowl Maker'. It's meant for thicker mixtures and has arms inside of it that you can rotate with a knob on top to help keep the ingredients moving.
The jars and lids are made of plastic and are top-rack dishwasher-safe.
Its blade assembly has eight sharp blades. Unlike many personal blenders' blade assemblies, like the Smeg Personal Blender PBF01 or the NutriBullet Pro 900, it's dishwasher-safe.
The blade assembly screws onto the jars like a lid before docking on the motor base. There's also a to-go lid for each 24-ounce jar, plus one storage lid.
It has a power cable long enough to reach an outlet near your kitchen counter. However, it doesn't have a stowaway compartment to hide the power cord when not in use.
- Motor base
- 14 oz jar (Power Nutri Bowl or Smoothie Bowl Maker) with storage lid
- 2x 24 oz jar
- 2x drinking lid with spout
- Blade assembly
- Recipe guide
- User guide
It's superb for small batches of fibrous ingredients. Using one of the 24-ounce jars, it quickly makes a silky smooth puree with ingredients like kale.
It's also fantastic for processing bigger batches of fibrous ingredients. If you fill the 24-ounce jar to its maximum capacity, it easily liquifies fibrous ingredients like kale.
This blender is outstanding for crushing ice. It takes about 20 seconds to crush four ice cubes into snow-like crushed ice, ideal for frozen desserts and slushies.
It makes outstanding nut butter. It takes less than two minutes using its 14-ounce 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' jar. Thanks to its 'built-in tamper' feature, you can twist the knob on top to rotate arms inside the jar to help incorporate all the ingredients. The result is a smooth butter that's spreadable on toast. A few other Ninja blenders come with jars with a similar design, including the Ninja TWISTi High-Speed Blender DUO, a full-size blender with a 34-ounce version that works very well for nut butter.
It's a loud blender. Even though most blenders are noisy, other personal blenders like the NutriBullet Pro+ and the Beast Health Blender are quieter.
Like most personal blenders, it has only one speed setting, so you can't adjust the speed to suit your recipe.
There are two sets of blending programs: one for the 24-ounce jars and the other for the 14-ounce jar. These programs don't control the speed but act as a timer. For the 24-ounce jars, the 'Extract' setting lasts 75 seconds, and the 'Smoothie' setting lasts 55 seconds. When you're using the 'Smoothie Bowl Maker', you can choose between 'Spread' which lasts 45 seconds, and 'Bowl', which lasts 30 seconds. You can also use the 'Start/Stop' button to blend continuously.