Description
Our company offers various sorts of apples for export to Europe,
Asia and America.
Delicious and crunchy, apple fruit is one of the most popular and
favorite fruits among the health conscious, fitness lovers who
firmly believe in the concept of health is wealth. This beautiful
fruit packed with rich phytonutrients that, in the real sense
indispensable for optimal health. Certain antioxidants in apples
have health promoting and disease prevention properties, and
thereby, truly justifying the adage, an apple a day keeps the
doctor away.
Health benefits of apple
Delicious and crunchy apple fruit is notable for its impressive
list of phtytonutrients, and antioxidants. Studies suggest that its
components are essential for optimal growth, development, and
overall wellness.
Apples are low in calories; **0 g of fresh fruit slices provide
just *0 calories. They, however, contain no saturated fats or
cholesterol. Nonetheless, the fruit is rich in dietary fiber, which
helps prevent absorption of dietary-LDL or bad cholesterol in the
gut. The fiber also saves the colon mucous membrane from exposure
to toxic substances by binding to cancer-causing chemicals inside
the colon.
Apples are rich in antioxidant phytonutrients flavonoids and
polyphenolics. The total measured antioxidant strength (ORAC value)
of **0 g apple fruit is ***0 TE. Some of the important flavonoids
in apples are quercetin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2.
Additionally, they are also good in tartaric acid that gives tart
flavor to them. Altogether, these compounds help the body protect
from harmful effects of free radicals.
Apple fruit contains good quantities of vitamin-C and
beta-carotene. Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant.
Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop
resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful,
pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body.
Further, apple fruit is an ideal source of B-complex vitamins such
as riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine (vitamin B*6). Together,
these vitamins help as co-factors for enzymes in metabolism as well
as in various synthetic functions inside the human body.
Apples also carry small quantities of minerals like potassium,
phosphorus, and calcium. Potassium is an important component of
cell and body fluids helps controlling heart rate and blood
pressure; thus, counters the bad influences of sodium.
