Why You Should Eat An Apple With Its Peel
Apple peel is not only rich in fiber but according to a Cornell University study, it contains most of the phytochemicals responsible for apples’ anticarcinogenic effects.
Researchers processed 231 pounds of Red Delicious apples and extracted phytochemicals from about 24 pounds of peel. They screened the compounds for anti-cancer effects in laboratory cultures of human liver, breast, and colon cancer cells. As a result, they identified a dozen triterpenoids in apple peel that either inhibit or kill cancer cells in laboratory cultures.
Source: ScienceDaily, 22 May 2007; Xinhua News, 4 June 2007; Xiangjiu He and Rui Hai Liu “Triterpenoids Isolated from Apple Peels Have Potent Antiproliferative Activity and May Be Partially Responsible for Apple’s Anticancer Activity” Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry (2007) 55 (11):4366 -4370
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