Apple Appeal

Apple: the fleshy usually rounded red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a usually cultivated tree (genus Malus) of the rosefamily.   ~ Merriam Webster Dictionary

A popular Fall fruit, the apple holds many benefits in its compact size.  Combined in this orbed fruit are a variety of properties not found combined in other fruits.  Commonly, other fruits provide only individual nutrients.

Contained in Apples:
~ Flavonoids:  a type of pigment that provide apples their color.  This helps prevent heart disease and arteries from plaque buildup. These also help prevent against cancers, including colon, prostate and lung, and breast cancer in women.
~ Penols and Pectin: ~ soluble fibers that also helps lower LDL cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol levels help reduce the risk of hardening of the arteries, heart attack and strokes.
~ Phytonutrients:  help to protect the brain from age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
~ Antioxidants:  substances and nutrients found in some foods that can prevent damage to your body cells or repair damage that has already been done.  The apple skin alone provides two to six times the antioxidants than the flesh.

More Benefits:
~ Apples help prevent tooth decay, which is caused from a breakdown of the enamel on the teeth by bacteria. The juice of an apple has properties that can kill up to 80 percent of bacteria.
~ Eating five apples or more per week has shown to lower the risk of respiratory problems like asthma.
~ The soluble and insoluble fibers in apples help relieve constipation, thus preventing diverticulosis and colon cancer.
~ Apples, including the skin, have been shown to help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Nutrition Information:
A raw medium apple, 2-½ inches in diameter, eaten with the skin:
80 calories
5 grams of fiber
6 percent of potassium
80 percent to 85 percent water
5 percent protein
10 percent to 15 percent carbohydrates
Sodium and fat free.
Low in fat and calories and high in vitamins and minerals
Also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins C and A

Americans consume an average of around 20 pounds of apples per year, which translates into about one apple a week. Although an apple a week is better than none at all, it is not enough to reap all the benefits that this fruit has to offer. If you don’t like one variety of apples, try another — many other varieties can satisfy your taste buds.

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