# Coiling Vegetable Slicers This Portable Vegetable Slicer Lets You Julienne Carrots & Cut Prep Time By Janelle Savel | Published 2014-01-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Portable-Vegetable-slicer References: [gefu](http://www.gefu.com/nc/en/kitchen-tools/the-art-of-slicing/detail/spiralschneider-spirelli.html) & [thegreenhead](http://www.thegreenhead.com/2013/04/gefu-spirelli-spiral-vegetable-cutter.php) The market is in need of a portable vegetable slicer that doesn’t require a lot of cleaning effort and that can also provide endless amounts of Julienne carrots. Chopping, slicing and dicing veggies is just hard work; maybe we’d get more nutrients into our meals if it weren’t so time-consuming. This spiral slicer from Gefu works best on [firm vegetables like zucchinis, cucumbers carrots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bolthouse-fresh-foods) and so many other nutrient-packed vegetables. Add some spiral greens to all your meals or make [vegetable salads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/root-foods-vegetable-chips) look like spaghetti. Children will actually enjoy eating their parent-approved food. Salads that don’t look like salads and long stringy [pasta-like meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangle-protein-pasta) with all that goodness can be thoroughly enjoyed by the little ones. It saves you the hassle of trying to incorporate veggies into food and adds a beautiful flair to entrees. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Kitchen](https://www.trendhunter.com/kitchen) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Portable Vegetable Slicers:** The trend of developing portable and easy-to-clean vegetable slicers for time-strapped individuals creates an opportunity for disruption in the kitchen gadget industry. - **Spiral Slicing Technology:** The trend of creating innovative spiral slicing technology for a variety of nutrient-packed vegetables presents an opportunity for innovation in the kitchen gadget industry. - **Kid-friendly Vegetable Slicers:** The trend of designing vegetable slicers that make healthy food attractive and enjoyable for children presents a disruption opportunity in the kitchen gadget industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchen Gadget Industry:** The kitchen gadget industry has an opportunity to disrupt the market by creating portable, easy-to-clean, and innovative vegetable slicers that cater to the needs of time-strapped individuals and promote healthy eating. - **Home Appliance Industry:** The home appliance industry can disrupt the market by integrating smart technology into portable vegetable slicers for easy and efficient use, storage, and maintenance. - **Children's Health Industry:** The children's health industry can disrupt the market by partnering with vegetable slicer manufacturers to promote healthy eating habits for children through innovative and attractive designs and marketing strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Avocado-Shaped Vegetable Cutters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avo-multifunction-veggie-cutter.md) - [Aftermarket Mixer Spiralizer Attachments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchenaid-spiralizer-plus-attachment.md) - [Manual Food Processors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manual-food-processor.md) - [Smart Recipe Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-recipe-managers.md) - [Two-Sided Speed Graters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ograte.md) - [Flavor-Forward Carrot Sides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-side-dish-sizzlers.md) - [High-Efficiency Power-Free Food Processors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/easy-pull-food-processor.md) - [Ingredient-Dicing Food Processors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breville-the-paradice-16.md) - [Plate-Style Graters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plate-grater.md)