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Rich, vibrant & super sweet, with a crisp snap & juicy smooth texture.
Large size
Sweetango Brand apples have cells twice the size of other apples.
Please be gentle, Sweetango apples bruise easily.
Sweetango apples have the WOW factor
Sweetango apples are certain to be a Kiwi favourite.
Leave the skin on... this is where most of the nutrients are stored in apples.
You cannot over eat them & studies show that enjoying an apple between a meal decreases total calorie intake at that meal.
Natures perfect weight loss food are apples.
Eat them raw, sprinkled with cinnamon or baked as a seasonal treat.
Research published in the Journal Frontiers in Microbiology.
The researchers tested all of the parts of the apple including the skin, stem, flesh, peel, seeds & calyx, which is the fluffy bit at the bottom where the flower used to be.
They found that if you ate a whole 240g apple, seeds & all, you'd ingesting about 100 million bactaria. Most of us don't actually eat the core, so our intake would fall to a mere 10 million bacteria.
Although still in it's infancy, research around gut microbiome is showing that the richer & more diverse the community of microbes you have in your gut, the lower your risk of disease & allergies may be.
However the old wives tale an apple a day keeps the doctors away might be true after all, thanks to the apple being such a great home to millions of delicious bacteria.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 apple - 130g
| Avg Quantity per serving | Avg Quantity per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/Cal) | 277/66 | 213/51 |
| Protein (g) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Fat, total (g) | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| - saturated (g) | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| carbohydrate (g) | 13.9 | 10.7 |
| - sugars (g) | 13.5 | 10.4 |
| Fibre (g) | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 5 | 5 |
Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 12th Edition, Plant & Food Research
2018