Apples can be dried, made into apple leather, or used as pie filling. They contain a variety of essential minerals and vitamins. Fructose is a water-soluble sugar found in all ripe fruit. Because of the solubility of fructose, the body does not have to convert it into sugar before use, therefore, making apples a source of instant energy. Apples are a high source of pectin, a soluble fibre that can absorb more water than any other bulking agent.
Apples clean the digestive system.
Eating an apple cleans the teeth and massages the gums, removing more bacteria than two three-minute brushings followed by a gargle. Scientists have proven that apple eaters have fewer headaches, intestinal disorders, colds, respiratory problems and illnesses associated with the nervous system. Two-thirds of the apple crop is sold fresh. Apples are either sold directly right after harvest or taken to the packinghouse where they are stored, graded and packed into 18kg boxes and sometimes into smaller bags. Packinghouses use modern equipment and computers but still rely on hand labour.