What? I was taught at an early age that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away". Every time I eat apples, I take them seriously. Are they all free?
Xiao Min went on to say, "Online, it is said that the nutrition absorption of apples is better when cooked, which can improve ..."
Mandy Barabara said a lot, but the more I listened, the more confused I became. As a health manager and nutritionist, I want to talk to you with a popular science attitude:
"Is boiled apples really better?"
As a common fruit, apple is rich in water, dietary fiber and nutrients. It mainly includes vitamins A, C, E and β-carotene. These substances help to protect the immune system and inhibit free radicals harmful to health, thus avoiding chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and asthma, and are also of great benefit to beauty and skin care.
Apples are rich in pectin, which is a soluble fiber and plays an important role in keeping the digestive system healthy. It can also help the human body to lower "bad cholesterol" and lower blood sugar and blood pressure.
In addition, there is a cold knowledge about apples. After many experiments, scientists from Yale University and International Spice Company found that among all smells, apple flavor has the greatest psychological impact on people. It can obviously relieve psychological depression.
Clinical experiments have also proved that patients with mental depression have greatly improved their mood and become relaxed and happy. After smelling the fragrance of apples, the sense of depression disappears.
After the apple is cooked, the key is to soften and heat it properly, which can reduce chewing and irritation to the stomach. In addition, apples are not so cold after cooking, which has less stimulation to the stomach.
It can be seen that ripe apples are more suitable for the following categories of people:
The first category, people with poor gastrointestinal function, especially children and the elderly.
For people with weak gastrointestinal function, cooked apples can reduce gastrointestinal irritation. It is not easy to produce adverse reactions such as diarrhea.
The second category, people with bad teeth.
It is even more difficult for friends who are ill in bed, have poor physical strength or have teeth problems. It is more comfortable to eat some ripe apples at this time.
Some people also ask, after the apple is ripe, is there any loss of nutrition?
Indeed, when apples are cooked, they will lose some water-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin C and vitamin B.
But don't worry too much, after all, only a part of the loss, there are many other nutrients such as potassium can be preserved.
In view of the advantages of many so-called "ripe apples" on the Internet, I really want to start spreading rumors. Spreading ripe apples on the Internet crazily has the following advantages:
1, increasing iodine content to prevent "big neck disease"?
Xiao Yue to rumor:
According to the Internet, "the iodine content of ripe apples is 8 times that of bananas and 0/3 times that of oranges, so ripe apples are also one of the best fruits to prevent and treat big neck disease."
However, after half a day's investigation, there was no research to prove that the iodine content of heated apples increased. I really don't know where this sentence came from.
2. With the increase of polyphenol content, the antioxidant capacity is improved?
Xiao Yue to rumor:
The Internet said, "After the apple is heated, the content of polyphenol natural antioxidants will increase greatly. Polyphenols can not only reduce blood sugar, blood lipid, inhibit free radicals, resist oxidation, inflammation and sterilization, but also inhibit the increase of plasma cholesterol. "
However, the fact is that apple polyphenols vary with the maturity of apples. They are cooked, not cooked. Moreover, the most striking thing is that the more mature the apple, the more polyphenols it contains.
On the contrary, the content of apple polyphenols in immature apples is many times that of mature fruits. So if you really want to eat more apple polyphenols, don't eat ripe apples or ripe apples.
If you are a person with weak gastrointestinal function or bad mouth, you can consider eating cooked apples. After all, eating apples is better than not eating at all.
Otherwise, my suggestion is that for richer nutrition and more cellulose, it is better for everyone to eat unprocessed apples.
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