A FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS

Provided is a sieve (40) for a food preparation apparatus, wherein the sieve (40) comprises one or more filter elements (42) arrangeable within a drum of the food preparation apparatus, which drum is rotatable about an axis of rotation (Xi), defines an interior space for containing a food item during processing and has one or more openings. The filter element(s) (42) include(s) at least one perforated wall (44) for arranging between the interior space and the opening(s), the at least one perforated wall (44) being configured to permit juice from the food item to pass therethrough and restrict solid food particles from passing therethrough. The sieve (40) also has a base plate (46) to which each said filter element (42) is coupled, the base plate (46) being arrangeable at an axial end of the drum, wherein the at least one perforated wall (44) is arranged such that, when the base plate (46) is arranged at the axial end of the drum, the at least one perforated wall extends in respective directions having components in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation (X1), such that juice and solid food particles pass through perforations in the at least one perforated wall in a direction with a component in a circumferential direction of the drum.