All apples, unless they have grown in your own garden, are treated with chemicals to kill insects. Therefore, simply washing them with water is not enough.
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts decided to compare the three ways of washing apples effectiveness of Commercial and Homemade Washing Agents in removing** pesticide residues** on and in Apples. . First they treated the fruit with thiabendazole and phosphate, which destroy fungi and insects. These funds are approved by the ***US Environmental Protection Agency
One day later one apple was washed with ordinary water, another with a chlorine solution (it is usually used by fruit suppliers), and the third with a solution of water with 1% baking soda. For each of the three options, two wash intervals were tested: two minutes and eight minutes.
Two minutes later, soda removed more pesticides than water and chlorine solution. She completely cleansed the apple peel from thiabendazole after 12 minutes, and from phosphate after 15 minutes. However, by this time a small amount of pesticides got inside the apple.
To minimize damage from pesticides, wash apples in such a mixture: a teaspoon of baking soda for 0.5 liters of water.
Or you can clean them from the peel, although it will have to abandon the vitamins and fiber contained in it.
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One of the most important features of the apple is the peel.
It is very important to give up the habit of peeling the apple before eating it.
"One apple a day keeps the doctor away" says a word, but the most important thing in an apple is the bark. So, if you're accustomed to decapping the apple before eating it, try to quit this habit. The only thing that stands between you and the benefits of an apple with a shell is a thorough washing of the fruit before it consumes it, notes the Huffington Post. The apple bark is full of fiber. An apple of medium size contains 4.4 grams of fiber, all with shell. Without shell, you'll only get 2.1 grams of fiber. A peeled apple can no longer be called a good source of fiber. Apples help with breathing problems, but only if you eat and peel.
The apple element responsible for improving breathing is called "quercetin" and is found, in particular, in the apple shell. An American study found that people who eat over five apples per week improve their lung function thanks to the effects of quercetin, notes the "Health" publication. Marble helps improve memory
Quercetin also protects your memory.
This antioxidant seems to fight against brain tissue destruction, which is associated with Alzheimer's disease or other degenerative diseases, according to a study in mice in 2004. Apple's skin can fight cancer A 2007 study at the American Cornell University highlighted the fact that some apple shells called "triterpenoids" stop developing or even "killing cancer cells in laboratory cultures. In particular, these compounds concentrate on cancer cells of the liver, colon or breast, according to the research author.
Apple's peel helps maintain ideal weight
The apple shell "houses" a little ursolic acid, an important element in the ability of apples to fight obesity. Ursolic acid appears to increase muscle mass and brown fat deposits in the body, which, in turn, will help burn calories, thus lowering the risk of obesity, according to a 2012 study.@biomanu