Food
Apples
Category: Food
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
The apple is 'the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family (Rosaceae)'.
It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apples grow on small, deciduous trees and there are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists.
And as we all know according to an old Welsh proverb
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
To this however we need to add the ancient Yorkshire proverb
" put your apples on a tray and the doctor'll come each and every day" [as shown above]
Background
The apple has an interesting alternative life in symbol systems and I have provided a section on the site under Apples and the apple tree which explores this.
“ Preliminary research suggests that apples may reduce the risk of colon cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer. Apple peels contain ursolic acid which, in rat studies, increases skeletal muscle and brown fat, and decreases white fat, obesity, glucose intolerance, and fatty liver disease. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, a typical apple contains 126 calories with significant dietary fiber and vitamin C content. Apple peel is a source of various phytochemicals and possible antioxidant activity in vitro. The predominant phenolic phytochemicals in apples are quercetin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2.”
Another interesting but totally irrelevant bit of information is that according to research 'fruit flies fed an apple extract lived 10% longer than other flies fed a normal diet'. [One would have thought a fruit fly's normal diet is fruit, but then who am I to question the wisdom of science, perhaps in labs they live on hamburgers]
Method
Don't wash them until just before you want to eat them, as the waxy coating on the apple helps preserve it and keep it fresher. In general it is best not to peel an apple. There are as many healing properties in the peel as the apple itself. Don't eat the seeds - in high doses they are poisonous.
Eating apples are delicious eaten raw, you have no need to do anything to them. They go well with cheese, they are delicious sliced or cubed in salads with nuts, and with cabbage in a coleslaw. Cooking apples go well simply stewed gently until cooked and served with pork, ham or sausages. Apple sauce with black pudding [boudin noir] is also delicious. And of course there are numerous ways you can make pies from them. Cooking apples can be left unpeeled and stuffed with dates, honey and nuts and baked, then served with cream.
Nutrients
09003, Apples, raw, with skin National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 26 Software v.1.3.1 Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion
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Nutrient |
Unit |
Value per 100 g |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Proximates |
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Water |
g |
85.56 |
|
|
Energy |
kcal |
52 |
|
|
Protein |
g |
0.26 |
|
|
Total lipid (fat) |
g |
0.17 |
|
|
Carbohydrate, by difference |
g |
13.81 |
|
|
Fiber, total dietary |
g |
2.4 |
|
|
Sugars, total |
g |
10.39 |
|
|
Minerals |
|||
|
Calcium, Ca |
mg |
6 |
|
|
Iron, Fe |
mg |
0.12 |
|
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg |
5 |
|
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg |
11 |
|
|
Potassium, K |
mg |
107 |
|
|
Sodium, Na |
mg |
1 |
|
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg |
0.04 |
|
|
Vitamins |
|||
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Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg |
4.6 |
|
|
Thiamin |
mg |
0.017 |
|
|
Riboflavin |
mg |
0.026 |
|
|
Niacin |
mg |
0.091 |
|
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg |
0.041 |
|
|
Folate, DFE |
µg |
3 |
|
|
Vitamin B-12 |
µg |
0.00 |
|
|
Vitamin A, RAE |
µg |
3 |
|
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU |
54 |
|
|
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) |
mg |
0.18 |
|
|
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) |
µg |
0.0 |
|
|
Vitamin D |
IU |
0 |
|
|
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) |
µg |
2.2 |
|
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Lipids |
|||
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Fatty acids, total saturated |
g |
0.028 |
|
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g |
0.007 |
|
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g |
0.051 |
|
|
Cholesterol |
mg |
0 |
|
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Other |
|||
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Caffeine |
mg |
0 |
|
How it works
see the observations, which are all from Pubmed and describe the healing properties.
Related observations
Healing observations
- Antifungal activity of salicylic acid against Penicillium expansum and its possible mechanisms of action 020512
- Apples and cancer 005903
- Apples, pears and obesity 006262
- Berries and berry liqueurs and wines as antioxidants 007153
- Cancer and various foods 006256
- Chocolate, apples and COPD 005626
- Cyanide for kidney disease 007269
- Dr Duke's list of Anti-inflammatory activity for Apples 018113
- Dr Duke's list of anti-viral activity for the Apple 012403
- Dr Duke's list of antiparasitic plants 010310
- Dr Duke's list of Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Malus domestica BORKH. (Rosaceae) -- Apple 019289
- Dr Duke's list of cystine containing plants to boost the immune system 012486
- Dr Duke's list of mercury chelating plants 017825
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing ARGININE 017958
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing GLYCINE 017955
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing HISTIDINE 019061
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing LUTEIN 018922
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing LYSINE 017957
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing NICKEL 021500
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing PHENYLALANINE 017936
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing PROLINE 017956
- Dr Duke's list of Plants Containing QUERCETIN 021446
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing SELENIUM 020550
- Dr Duke's list of Plants containing SULFUR 021408
- Dr Duke's list of plants for Superactivity Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis 017744
- Dr Duke's list of plants having chemicals with vasodilatory activity 017836
- Dr Duke's list of plants with a diuretic activity 012389
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anti-aggregate activity 017520
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antialcoholic Activity 018406
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiarrhythmic activity 018344
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiataxic activity 018348
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (colon) activity 018455
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (forestomach) activity 018458
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (liver) activity 018461
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (skin) activity 018466
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticystitic activity 018442
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antidepressant activity 018472
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antigranulocytopenic activity 018418
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antihemorrhagic activity 018446
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antimelanomic activity 024204
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antimyasthenic activity 018428
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antimyocarditic activity 018437
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antipolyneuritic activity 022051
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Copper chelator activity 018387
- Dr Duke's list of plants with hemopoietic effects - 2 All plants with activity 012485
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with HIV-RT-Inhibitor Activity of high potency 018289
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Metal chelating ability from FERULIC ACID - PART 2 018254
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Metal-chelator activity 018064
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Metal-chelator activity at high concentrations 018060
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Purgative Activity 018469
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Superactivity Premenstrual Syndrome/PMS activity 019158
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Varroacide activity 018928
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Vulnerary activity 018927
- Dr Duke's Plants with Hyperuricemic Activity from the chemical ADENINE 016806
- Dr Duke's top 20 plants for constipation 017656
- Dr Duke's top 20 plants with laxative properties 017657
- Dr Duke's top 40 plants containing Boron 017974
- Dr Duke’s list of Plants with high Antiescherichic activity 021245
- Effectively simultaneous naked-eye detection of Cu(II), Pb(II), Al(III) and Fe(III) using cyanidin extracted from red cabbage as chelating agent 017795
- Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to prostate cancer in Iranian men: a case-control study 029476
- Fruit seeds, cyanide EBV and cancer 007271
- Fruit, fruit juices and diabetes 005901
- Influenza and Isoquercetin 010387
- Lisa Bentley - Ironman winner 012682
- Malic acid as a chelating agent 006176
- Mead - Cyser 020939
- Mead - Metheglin 020936
- Mead - Table 020935
- Monoterpenes released from fruit, plant, and vegetable systems 016951
- Mrs Grieve on Apples 016642
- Nicotine, coffee, cannabis and dopamine 005772
- Omega-3 and omega-6 content of medicinal foods for depressed patients: implications from the Iranian Traditional Medicine 017018
- Plants to help resist disease 005576
- Polyphenols and heart disease 005617
- Prevention and treatment of alopecia areata with quercetin 027899
- Protective effect of apple (Ralls) polyphenol extract against aluminum-induced cognitive impairment and oxidative damage in rat 017749
- Prunus fruit seeds and cervical cancer 007270
- Russet apples, pears, cox's pippin and anti-inflammatories 005902