JaanYar
Chapter 1 of 12

Apple

If You Read Nothing Else

A woven basket lined with cloth holding whole red and yellow apples
Whole apples kept in a basket — cool, dry and unwashed until eaten.

One of the highest-evidence everyday fruits — pectin (a soft fibre in fruit that thickens jam), quercetin (a plant compound found in onions, apples and tea), and polyphenols (protective plant compounds) compound quietly over decades.

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The peel carries most of the polyphenols — whole-fruit-with-skin is the medicinal form.

What Else to Know

Apple juice is a different product from a whole apple. Portions and effects on blood sugar aren't comparable.

Kompot-e sib — apples stewed with cinnamon, saffron, and rosewater — is one of the oldest Persian evening desserts and a gentle bedtime remedy for a restless heart.