| The nutritional benefits of apple juice (as well as | | | | sensation of having a full stomach, of having eaten |
| applesauce and many other apple products) are | | | | enough. Also found in the skin of the apple, the |
| often underestimated because these foods are | | | | insoluble fiber is a great remedy against constipation |
| "quietly virtuous." When closely evaluating the | | | | because it helps digestion and prevents other related |
| nutritional composition of apple juice and other apple | | | | disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis |
| products, it becomes apparent that the lack of fat, | | | | disease that may lead to colon cancer, appendicitis, |
| cholesterol and sodium are just a few of the many | | | | hemorrhoids, hiatus hernia, gallstones etc. |
| reasons these products are an important part of a | | | | Apple is a rich source of flavonoid and polyphenols |
| healthful dietary regimen. | | | | both are powerful antioxidant. |
| The virtues of apple cider vinegar seem to extend | | | | The skin of Apple contains pectin that can help |
| itself beyond normal peripheries. Every constituent | | | | remove toxic substances from the system by |
| seems to play an important role. The malic acid and | | | | supplying galacturonic acid. Pectin helps prevent |
| acetic acid present help to combat fungal and | | | | protein matter in the intestine from spoiling. |
| bacterial infections and relieves painful joints. The | | | | Raw apple cider vinegar is brimming with enzymes. |
| malic acid dissolves the deposits of uric acid, which | | | | Did you know that our bodies produce a finite |
| form around the joints, and slowly pushes the acid | | | | amount of enzymes naturally, and that rest of these |
| deposits out of the body. It seems to even have | | | | powerful little digestive aids must be obtained from |
| some effect on viruses. The amino acids present in | | | | the foods we eat? Cooked foods have no enzyme |
| apple cider vinegar act as an antibiotic and an | | | | activity. Raw foods contain some enzymes. Raw, |
| antiseptic. It has been known to drastically reduce | | | | fermented foods, like apple cider vinegar are the |
| the toxicity in the body. This is because the acetic | | | | most bountiful source of enzymes. |
| acid is able to form acetate compounds, which are | | | | When diluted with water 50/50 it is often used as a |
| not so toxic. This property makes it very useful while | | | | toner for the face. Caution should be used when |
| treating insect bites and skin allergies. | | | | applying as cider vinegar is very dangerous to the |
| Apple extracts from selected apple varieties were | | | | eyes. |
| added to human liver cancer HepG2 cells to | | | | Apples commonly enjoyed by many cultures, but |
| determine if the extracts could inhibit tumor cell | | | | they are also a good source of antioxidants. When |
| proliferation. There was a large variation in the | | | | compared to many other commonly consumed fruits |
| effects of the different apple varieties on the | | | | in the United States, apples had the second highest |
| inhibition of cell proliferation, but all apple varieties | | | | level of antioxidant activity Apples also ranked the |
| inhibited liver cancer cell proliferation. Apples without | | | | second for total concentration of phenolic |
| skin were less potent in inhibiting HepG2 cell | | | | compounds, and perhaps more importantly, apples |
| proliferation whereas apples with skins exerted | | | | had the highest portion of free phenolics when |
| greater inhibitions of cell proliferation. | | | | compared to other fruits This means that these |
| The insoluble fiber is known as roughage or dietary | | | | compounds are not bound to other compounds in the |
| fiber, as it cannot be digested by the enzymes in our | | | | fruits, and the phenolics may be more available for |
| bodies and helps us lose weight by giving the | | | | eventual absorption into the bloodstream. |