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Apple is an important source of fibre & vitamins

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Apple is a fair source of fibre. Fibre is a term used to refer to the indigestible carbohydrates in our diet. It is also known as ‘roughage’. Diet should contain enough roughage to enable proper elimination. Roughage in diet is said to protect a person from digestive disorders and other ailments of the alimentary canal. Fibre also gives bulk to the diet.

Nutritive value per 100 g of Apple

Energy : 59 Kcal
Calcium : 10 mg
Phosphorus : 14 mg
Iron : 1 mg
Vitamin C : 1 mg
Fibre : 1 g
Sodium : 28 mg
Potassium : 75 mg

Perhaps it is this quality of the apple that is said to keep a doctor away. This would be more true for people from Western Countries where diet contains very little roughage because of the use of refined foods. Thus, the fibre in their diet is provided by fruits. When apple pieces are exposed to the air, certain chemical substances such as tannins in the fruit make some other nutrients combine with the oxygen in the atmosphere. This reaction causes the brown colouring of exposed apple pieces. When apple pieces turn brown, vitamin C in the fruit is destroyed. The ‘browning’ of apples varies from variety to variety. Some apples turn more brown at the core than at the surface. Browning can be avoided if pieces are soaked in a salt solution.

Apples can be preserved by slicing and drying in the sun. But this destroys even the small amounts of some of the nutrients. It is better to make jams and jellies of the fruits. Apple can easily be made into such sweet preserves because it has a high pectin content. Apple is also made into juice and fermented to make cider and brandy. Fresh apple juice is an amber-coloured liquid with a mild and delicate flavour. The juice is considered as good for diarrhoea.

Apple butter can be made by cooking apples in water till they become very soft and then passing the pulp through a fine mesh. Spices and sugar can be added to improve taste. In India, ‘Murabba’ is made from apples.

(Reference : Fruits, NIN ICMR)

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