Green apple - BIO. Red apple - BJU

The fragrant fruit of the apple tree is familiar to everyone from childhood. Apple is rich in vitamins and beneficial microelements. It grows in latitudes with a moderate climate and has about 7,5 thousand varieties of various forms, aroma, taste, weight and color.

Benefits from apples

The composition of apples includes pectins, which remove cholesterol from the body, improve digestion and prevent the proliferation of harmful microorganisms in the intestine. Suffering atherosclerosis, hypertension, diseases of the cardiovascular system, kidneys, mental workers need to include in their diet apple, BZHU which have a rational ratio.

Due to the content of tannin and potassium, apples have a diuretic function, the ability to delay uric acid, therefore, they are recommended for urolithiasis and gout. In addition, fruits have fortifying properties and are often prescribed to persons with low immunity, people suffering from nephritis, having edema and dropsy.

However, there are diseases in which a particular apple is allowed to be taken. BJU it may vary slightly depending on the variety. For example, with an ulcer of the duodenum and stomach, hyperacid gastritis, diskenezii bile ducts of the hypertonic type, apples are recommended for sweet varieties. During the hypoacid gastritis, spastic colitis is advised to eat sour fruits.

Calorie content of apples

On average, 43-49 kcal are found in apples, but there are also such species in which this figure reaches 90 Kcal. Apple is a low-calorie product, rich in fiber, therefore, the fruit quickly satiates the body, and for a long time you can forget about the feeling of hunger. In parallel, the apple, BJU, the calorie content of which is in the optimal ratio, is indispensable during weight loss, which is only effective apple express diets.

The caloric content of apples is influenced by their taste qualities and variety, for example, sweet red fruits have more energy value unlike sour greens. The peel of apples contains ursolic acid, which reduces fat deposits. You can eat apples at any time, but the most favorable moment is 15-20 minutes before eating.

The list of some varieties of apples and their energy value :

• Grenny - 80 kcal;
• Golden - 82 Kcal;
• Idared - 80 kcal;
• Semerenko - 85 Kcal;
• Antonovka - 45 Kcal.

Chemical composition of apples

What kind of chemical storage does an apple have? BJU, nutritional value, micro- and macroelements, vitamins in fruits of different varieties are present in an unequal quantity and depend on the conditions of cultivation, storage, degree of ripeness, agrotechnical conditions.

On average, 100 g of apples account for as much nutritional value:

• Amount of protein - 0.4 g;
• Fat level - 0,4 g;
• The amount of carbohydrates is 9.8 g;
• Saturated fatty acids - 0.1 g;
• Unsaturated fatty acids - 0.1 g;
• Level of organic acid - 0.8 g;
• The amount of starch is 0.8 g;
• Mass of ash - 0.5 g;
• The mass of water is 86.3 g;
• The proportion of mono-disaccharides is 9 g;
• Amount of dietary fiber - 1.8 g;
• The calorie level is 47 kcal.

It contributes to the removal of oxalic acid from the body and the normalization of the liver's work is the apple. BJU have a ratio in which carbohydrates are more prevalent, compared to fats and proteins.

Apples (per 100 g) contain such trace elements as iron in the amount of 2.2 mg, copper (110 mg), iodine (2 mg), rubidium (63 mg), aluminum (110 mg), vanadium (4 mg), molybdenum (6 mgq), selenium at the level of 0.3 mgk, fluorine (8 mgk), nickel (17 mgk), cobalt (1 mgk), boron (245 mgk), manganese (0.047 mg), zinc (0.15 mg) , Chromium (4 mg).

The fruit and macronutrients are given (per 100 g of apples): phosphorus (11 mg), magnesium (9 mg), potassium (278 mg), calcium (16 mg), sodium (26 mg), sulfur (5 mg), chlorine (2 Mg).

The list of vitamins that make up 100 grams of apples is wide: beta-carotene - 0.03 mg, A (RE) - 5 mkm, B1 (necessary thiamine) - 0.03 mg, B2 (useful riboflavin) - 0.02 mg, Irreplaceable B3 - 0.07 mg, B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.08 mg, B9 (the desired folic acid) - 2 μg, PP in the amount of 0.3 mg, PP is the niacin equivalent with a level of 0.4 mg, C - 10 mg, E - 02 mg, biotin (H) - 0.3 μg, phylloquinone (K) - 2.2 μg.

Varieties of green apples: caloric content, energy composition

100 g of green apples account for about 35 g of Kcal - this is slightly less than that of red fruits, despite this, they are very healthy. Among the green apples there are hard varieties with a slight acidic taste. They are juicy and well quench their thirst in the heat. One of the popular varieties can be called Granny Smith. It is desirable to consume fruits with a skin, because It contains fiber, stimulating the work of the intestine, but this applies mainly to domestic or fresh fruits, rather than those that lie for weeks on the shelves in supermarkets.

Like any fruit, it is most useful to eat a baked, dried or fresh green apple. BJUs are on the average at the following level (per 100 g of green apples):

• Carbohydrates - 8,8 g;
• The amount of proteins is 0.3 g;
• The amount of fat is 0.3 g.

Varieties of red apples: caloric content, energy composition

American scientists have proved that if you include two apples in your daily diet, then after three months the level of cholesterol in the body is normalized. Red apples are often sweet, exist in nature and sweet and sour varieties. Unlike sour, sweet contain slightly less vitamins, but have more sugar. A popular variety of red fruits is Red Delicious.

In these fruits, the level of BIO is slightly higher. Apple red is also more caloric than green. In 100 g of apples contains about 70 Kcal, 10.04 g carbohydrates, proteins - 0.44 grams, 0.39 grams of fats.

Red apples are not recommended for use by people who suffer from allergies.

Advised to eat apples during their seasonality, tk. In this period of time they contain more vitamin C, respectively, will bring more benefit to the body.

Apples have a low glycemic index - this means that their use leads to a slow, rather than rapid increase in the level of sugar in the blood.

Baked apples - the amount of Kcal and the ratio of BJU

Along with a fresh or dry apple, on usefulness there is also a baked apple, BZHU of which are not inferior in terms of their level to the newly torn fruit. In 100 g of baked apples there is such quantity of BJU:

• The protein index is 0.4 g;
• Fat level - 0,4 g;
• Carbohydrate level - 9.1 g.

However, the amount of Kcal in baked apples is more than that of red and green and is 95 Kcal. All useful substances, elements and vitamins are preserved irrespective of heat treatment.

Baked apples can be cooked in an oven or in a multivark, combining them with other valuable foods for the body: nuts, honey, rice, cottage cheese. Thus, you will get a useful and very tasty dessert, which you can eat without fear of getting better and spoiling the figure.