If you eat other foods besides apples, this caloric allotment for fruit alone is too much, and is likely to tip the scale or inhibit weight loss. The benefits of apples are plentiful. The average small apple contains 5 grams of healthy fiber. Fiber is not digestible and therefore helps to move other food through the digestive system and bulk up stool. But there's no question that higher intake of fiber from all food sources is beneficial," remarks Dr.
Joanne Slavin, nutrition scientist from the University of Minnesota. Additionally, according to Dr. Somdat Mahabir, a nutrition and disease expert with NIH's National Cancer Institute , the consumption of plenty of fiber "lowers 'bad' cholesterol concentrations in the blood and reduces the risk for developing coronary artery disease, stroke and high blood pressure. On average, men should consume roughly 38 grams of fiber per day, while women should ingest around 25 grams.
One or two will not be harmful, as the body can handle small doses of cyanide, but if you or a child chews and swallows a lot of seeds, you should seek medical attention immediately. How many seeds are harmful? According to John Fry, a consultant in food science , about 1 milligram of cyanide per kilogram of body weight will kill an adult person. Apple seeds contain about mg 0.
However, an apple seed weighs 0. Apples typically have about eight pips, so you'd have to eat the seeds of 18 apples in one sitting to get a fatal dose.
Apples originated in the mountainous region of present-day Kazakhstan. The trees grew 60 feet tall and produced fruit in all sizes between a marble and a softball in shades of red, green, yellow, and purple, according to Cornell University.
According to the University of Illinois Extension service , apples were consumed at least as far back as B. Various trade routes passed through these trees, and apples were likely picked by hungry traders, who then discarded the seeds along their paths and probably carried the seeds with them to plant in other destinations.
The seeds naturally hybridized with other local species, producing thousands of different types of apple trees across Europe and Asia. An apple a day will not cause you to consume too much sugar, so keep up your healthy habit! In fact you should be eating more than one fruit serving e. Fruit is one of the best sources of fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. That's why we're told to get 7 to 10 servings of fruit and vegetables, combined, each day.
However, people with diabetes and those trying to lose weight can't eat all the fruit and vegetables they want. That's because all types of fruit and some vegetables contain higher amounts of natural sugar. This year, the branches are breaking they are so laden with produce.
A wet autumn, followed by an icy spring and a hot summer has made for the best apple growing season in years. Of course, this is not a new dilemma to the residents of Somerset. They have had more apples than they knew what to do with for centuries. Hence, the reason 18th and 19th century farm labourers were paid up to a fifth of their wages in cider. Dried Apples, along with other dried fruit, is a snacking favourite. I find myself munching through them at night when I want something sweet but am trying to avoid chocolate!
More culinary types might cook with them, and put them in winter compotes. Just core and slice them thinly. Stop them turning brown by dipping the slices in a solution of lemon juice and water try adding a bit of pineapple juice or honey for extra sweetness.
At this stage, you can also sprinkle the slices with cinnamon if you wish. You can dry apples in several ways — by using the oven, a wood stove, or a dehydrator. These can be quite pricey, but Lakeland and Amazon both do a three-tiered machine for around fifty pounds. There are also plenty kicking around on eBay. Alternatively, turn your oven on, at a low heat degrees Celsius and place your slices on baking paper on the top or bottom racks.
Cook the slices for an hour, turn them over and cook for another hour. If you want them to crisp, leave them longer.
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