Sweet, crisp flavour with firm, white flesh
Certified organic - biogro no. 2392
Grown in the Hawkes Bay
Small size apples - perfect for the lunch box
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.
If buying more apples than you can eat quickly, store them in a plastic bag in the produce draw of your refrigerator.
Apple peel may impart health benefits when consumed & should be regarded as a valuable source of antioxidants
Purefresh Organic is doing its bit to ensure that the credibility of the organic industry remains unchallenged & that consumers can trust they are eating the genuine article.
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.
The study also found that the ammount of bactaria in organic and non-organic apples was the same, however, the variety was vastly different.
The organic apples were found to have much higher diversity in their bacterial community & a significantly higher level of a specific microbe called methylobacterium. This microbe is known to enhance strawberry-flavoured compounds & could be part of the reason why diehard organic apple eaters claim they taste better than the standard variety.
So, 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.
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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


