“Eating an apple a day keep doctors away”
Description
Apple is the king of all fruits. Apples provide multiple nutrients and compounds that help promote good health and weight management.
The apple fruit matures in late summer or autumn and cultivars exist with a wide range of sizes. Apples can be processed into sauce, slices or juice and are favored for pastries, cakes, tarts and pies. The apple pulp has been processed into candies (fruit leathers) and used as a source of pectin.
More than 2,500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States but only the crab-apple is native to North America.
Benefits of Eating An Apple
- Apples are good in tartaric acid that gives tart flavor to them. Altogether, these compounds help the body protect from harmful effects of free radicals.
- Apple fruit contains good quantities of vitamin-C and β-carotene.
Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body. - Apples contain no fat, sodium or cholesterol and are a good source of fiber.
- Apples are high in fiber and water.
- Eating apple helps in cleaning both teeth and gums.
- Apples are good for heart and helps to reduce weight.
- Apples increase the amount of acetylcholine in the brain.
- Apple helps to prevent cancer.
- Apples may help to prevent conditions like macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.
- Improves Vision.
- Apples are thought to be protective against gallstones.
- Antioxidant-rich apples may help protect your lungs from oxidation damage.
- Apple juice may help prevent the decline of neurotransmitters that are involved in memory.
- Apply can control Diabetes.
One medium cup of apple contains
- Calories: 95 grams.
- Carbohydrates: 25 grams.
- Fiber: 4 grams.
- Vitamin C: 14% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI).
- Potassium: 6% of the RDI.
- Vitamin K: 5% of the RDI.
Skin and hair care
- Green Apples are Healthy for skin and hair.
- Dark circles are eliminated by using green apples.
- Green apples are rich in all kinds of vitamins.
- Green apple is very effective against acne and pimples.
- Green apple offers an effective treatment against dandruff.
- It is very useful for keeping your skin deeply moisturized and preventing the appearance of wrinkles.
- Green apple is very effective for better growth of hair.