Interesting Apple Facts - Part 4

• Small sliced apples really help against diarrhea. Responsible for this is also the pectin. This binds water and ensures that the chair becomes firm again.
• Apple kernels - like the kernels of apricots - contain amydalin. This also ensures the bitter taste of the kernels and is degraded in the body to hydrocyanic acid. However, the content of hydrogen cyanide is so low that you can eat the cores without hesitation.
• Apples lower the ph value in the mouth. This reduces the caries risk. So if you do not have a toothbrush on hand, you can - for the time being - help with an apple. Conversely, the fact that apples lower the ph value makes tooth enamel vulnerable. Therefore, you should wait at least 20 to 30 minutes after eating your teeth to brush your teeth.
• People who eat two apples a day - or alternatively about 75 grams of dried apples, as shown by a study by Florida State University - can actually lower their cholesterol levels. Since pectins bind bile acid, the liver must produce more bile acid. For this it needs cholesterol, which it extracts from the blood. Therefore, especially the level of bad LDL cholesterol drops in the blood.
• For the production of apple juice the apples are pressed. If the juice is then filtered, it contains clear apple juice, if it is not filtered, it contains cloudy apple juice. Responsible for the turbidity are the so-called suspended matter. Behind it hide small particles of pulp and peel. Accordingly, the content of secondary plant substances in naturally cloudy apple juices is higher. Since it was not clarified with gelatin, it is especially for vegans a good alternative to clear apple juice.