Properties of Apple

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Apples are one fruit that easily found in various parts of the globe. It is estimated there are approximately seven thousand species of apples around the world. Although the shape, size, color, flavor and texture of each different types of apples, but generally this fruit is round with a hollow at the base of the bud. The flesh is white, crisp, juicy with a sweet or sour, and is protected by a thin skin that is usually colored shiny. When cut off, will come out fragrant and fresh, although there are some sharp-flavored.

One portion of the apple contains a lot of potassium, pectin, and cellulose. There are a lot of pectin in the apple flesh and is one of the fiber is not soluble in water. While cellulose is widely available on the apple skin and is water-soluble fiber. Potassium own many apples are there in the red.

Here are the efficacy and benefits of the apple:

• Reduce the risk of stroke.Potassium is a mineral that serves to increase the regularity of heart rate, activating muscle contractions, regulating delivery of nutrients to cells, control fluid balance in the body's tissues and cells, and helps regulate blood pressure. According to research, a serving of apples can reduce the risk of stroke by 40%.
• Alternative-energy food for dieters and control diabetes. Pectin can form a gel in the intestine so that the rest of the time required to move food from mouth to anus become longer and someone to feel full longer. In addition, he is also able to slow the entry of glucose from the digestion of carbohydrates into your bloodstream so it can control diabetes.
• Reduce the risk of heart attack. Pectin can also bind a variety of substances, including cholesterol, and reduce the absorption from the intestinal tract. This form of fiber can lower blood cholesterol levels. According to research, the pectin content of apples can lower LDL cholesterol content up to 10% and decreased HDL cholesterol content up to 20%, which is both a cause of heart attacks.
•  Cleaning the teeth. Crisp apple flavor can help remove the sticky material on the teeth, as well as trigger salivation, so it can clean the teeth.

It should be noted that the apples that have been processed normally fiber structure has been damaged, so, if for purposes of health / medicine, should consume fresh apples, not processed.

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