An apparatus (1; 1') for processing fruit or vegetables in order to obtain a flowable mass, such as juice or puree, comprising: a receptacle; an extraction unit (3, 8; 3, 5) for mechanically extracting juice and pulp from said fruit or vegetables, said unit (3, 8; 3, 5) being located within said receptacle for discharging said juice and pulp into said receptacle; a motor unit drivingly connected to said extraction unit (3, 8; 3, 5); an outlet unit for collecting flowable mass from said receptacle, said outlet unit comprising: a spout duct associated to an opening at the bottom of said receptacle; and a valve element for opening and closing said opening; said spout duct and said valve element being coupled to each other; characterized by said spout duct being pivotably supported about a horizontal axis and having an inner duct portion extending underneath said opening and an outer duct portion protruding from said apparatus (1; 1'); said pivotable spout duct being pivotable between a first position where said spout duct forms a downward slope from its inner duct portion to its outer duct portion and where said valve element is in its opened position, and a second position where said spout duct forms an upward slope from its inner duct portion to its outer duct portion and where said valve element is in its closed position. a receptacle; an extraction unit (3, 8; 3, 5) for mechanically extracting juice and pulp from said fruit or vegetables, said unit (3, 8; 3, 5) being located within said receptacle for discharging said juice and pulp into said receptacle; a motor unit drivingly connected to said extraction unit (3, 8; 3, 5); an outlet unit for collecting flowable mass from said receptacle, said outlet unit comprising: a spout duct associated to an opening at the bottom of said receptacle; and a valve element for opening and closing said opening; said spout duct and said valve element being coupled to each other; characterized by said spout duct being pivotably supported about a horizontal axis and having an inner duct portion extending underneath said opening and an outer duct portion protruding from said apparatus (1; 1'); said pivotable spout duct being pivotable between a first position where said spout duct forms a downward slope from its inner duct portion to its outer duct portion and where said valve element is in its opened position, and a second position where said spout duct forms an upward slope from its inner duct portion to its outer duct portion and where said valve element is in its closed position. a spout duct associated to an opening at the bottom of said receptacle; and a valve element for opening and closing said opening; said spout duct and said valve element being coupled to each other; characterized by said spout duct being pivotably supported about a horizontal axis and having an inner duct portion extending underneath said opening and an outer duct portion protruding from said apparatus (1; 1'); said pivotable spout duct being pivotable between a first position where said spout duct forms a downward slope from its inner duct portion to its outer duct portion and where said valve element is in its opened position, and a second position where said spout duct forms an upward slope from its inner duct portion to its outer duct portion and where said valve element is in its closed position.