An apple a day keeps the doctor away - but only if we eat the whole thing, including the seeds.
Well, at least according to the study, which you performed on Technical University in Graz, Austria, where the good Lactobacillus bacteria were discovered in the seeds and core of the apple. These are also usually found in probiotics.
Good bacteria were recorded in the research in stalk, peel, flesh and seeds and most of the friendly bacteria were found in the latter. People who throw away the core of an apple so as not to accidentally eat the seed are said to reduce the number of microbes ingested from 100 million to 10 million. The researchers also found that they have organic apples more bacteria in general and therefore also have more good bacteria compared to non-organic apples.
Apple seeds contain the chemical compound amygdalin, which creates the poison cyanide, when apple seeds are crushed and eaten. According to the team of experts behind this research, they should crushing and consuming hundreds of seeds, much more than is found in one apple, to make cyanide dangerous for us.
How to make the most of the autumn apple season?
So that you don't always "cheat" only raw apples, we present you some ways to make the most of the apple-rich autumn.
1. Let's season them.
Apples can also be enlivened by sprinkling them with cinnamon or coating them with almond or peanut butter.
2. Let's add them to oatmeal.
Our breakfast will be even healthier if we add pieces of fresh apples to the usual cup of oatmeal.
3. Bake the apple roll.
Strudel is a word that takes us back to childhood. This fall is perfect for learning grandma's recipes!
4. Let's make apple jam.
Breakfast will be even tastier if we put a pot of homemade apple jam on the table.
5. Let's make the čežana.
What's better than smorno and čežana?
6. Let's add them to the pancakes.
Pour a little more pancake batter than usual into the pan and place some thin apple slices in it. Bake on both sides and the apple pancake will be ready for an exceptional pampering of the taste buds.
7. Let's make the marinade.
Apple marinade made from apples, garlic and fragrant herbs is an exceptional topping for meat delicacies.
8. Bake apple chips.
Apple chips are a great snack. Place thin apple slices on baking paper and bake them in the oven at a low temperature until they become crispy.
9. Let's prepare the caramelized apples.
Butter, sugar and coconut flour. That's all we need for the sweetest apple dessert.
10. Treat yourself to a healthy dessert.
Cut the apples in half and hollow them out. Fill them with a mixture of chopped apples, dried fruit, honey and coconut flour. Bake in the oven and garnish with a dollop of yogurt ice cream. First class!
Our recipes with apples
Homemade apple pie according to grandmother's recipe
Healthy apple cake without baking
Fluffy apple pancakes
Apple horseradish
Fresh apple strudel
Apple Brownies
Homemade apple compote
Simple apple pie
Crostata with apples and pecans
You can find the study by researchers from Graz at this link:
frontiersin.org
