Apple is a delicious crunchy fruit, one of the most popular fruits in USA. European citizens brought Apple with them to America and today different species of apples are grown in USA. An apple can be sweet or have a sour taste base on it specie. Apple is a fruit produced from a tree called Malus domestica, it belongs to the rose family (Rosacea). They are grown for sale, usually mature in late summer or autumn, their colours are either red, yellow, green, pink, or russetted. They are used for juice, jelly, apple butter(which is canned as pie stock), cider wine, brandy, and vinegar. Apple can be cooked, fried or eaten raw, cooked apples are mostly used as a pastry filling and apple pie.
NUTRITIONAL CONTENTS OF APPLE
Apple contains vitamin C, A, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, sugar and anti-oxidants.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF APPLE
Apple has a lot to do in the body system and they include;
Eating apple helps to make one fuller, this is because of the flavonoids and pectin (fiber) that breaks down the fruit in the gut. This fiber helps to control the symptoms of acid reflux, it also help with diarrhea and constipation.
The plant chemicals in apple helps to protect our blood vessels and heart from damage and as well lower the cholesterol level in the body.
They prevent our cell DNA from oxidative damage (oxidative damage leads to cancer).
Eating apple is good because the chemicals in it helps to protect the cells in our pancreas.
They help to ease the symptoms of a disease called "Alzheimer's" and age-related memory loss.
Apple helps to strengthen the lung, it is good for our heart health, bone health, for asthma, weight loss, the immune system and our gut health.
Caution:
Wash apples properly before eating, because of the pesticides that affect them. Eating apple seeds is not good, because it can harm the body system.
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