Apples are a fruit we are very familiar with and often eat. Normally, we wash them and eat them raw, as eating raw fruits is the best way to preserve the water-soluble vitamins they contain. But if apples are cooked before eating, are the nutritional components lost? Eating cooked apples is something few people think of, but it cannot be denied that cooked apples do have their unique benefits.
Because apples are rich in pectin and other substances that aid bowel movements, they also have the effects of lowering plasma cholesterol levels, stimulating the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria, and reducing inflammation. Therefore, using cooked apples to treat diarrhea is very effective.
Research has found that when apples are heated, the content of natural polyphenol antioxidants in them increases significantly. These substances can not only lower blood sugar and lipids, inhibit free radicals for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects, but also inhibit the rise in plasma cholesterol. It can be seen that eating cooked apples is very beneficial.
Apple Therapy Recipes:
1. Apple and Kumquat Drink: 300g apple, 15 kumquats, 100g carrot, and appropriate amount of honey. Wash the first three ingredients, chop them, and extract the juice. Bring the juice to a boil in a pot, then add honey and stir. Take it warm in the morning and evening. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, regulating qi, and resolving phlegm.
2. Apple and Chinese Yam Soup: 500g apple, 30g Chinese yam, 30g malt, 10g Euryale ferox seeds. Wash the apple, cut it into pieces, and set aside. Wash the Chinese yam, malt, and Euryale ferox seeds, put them in a pot with the apple, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for one and a half hours. Take it warm in the morning and evening. It is beneficial to the spleen and stomach, aids digestion, and stops diarrhea.