People are eating apples more and more frequently. However, many people eat them very quickly, finishing a whole apple in just a few minutes by taking large bites.
A nutrition expert interviewed by the "Life Times" newspaper, however, advised that apples should be chewed slowly, and that 15 minutes is a suitable amount of time to finish one.
Apples are highly nutritious, rich in various vitamins and acids.
According to Fu Jinru, the chairperson of the Tianjin Nutrition Association, apples should not be eaten too quickly.
If you chew them for a longer time in your mouth, it will stimulate the secretion of more saliva and gastric juice, which in turn helps promote the absorption and digestion of the apple's nutrients by the body.
"From a nutritional perspective, we do not recommend a 'wolf-it-down' approach to eating."
She pointed out that for people with sensitive gastrointestinal systems, it is especially important to pay attention to the speed at which they eat apples.
Eating too quickly can easily lead to indigestion and cause physical discomfort.
Many people may have had this experience: when an apple is left out for a long time after being bitten, the exposed surface turns yellow, the moisture content in that part of the flesh decreases, and it becomes softer, not as crisp.
Fu Jinru explained that this is actually the result of the apple oxidizing. Although it may not look very appealing and the texture is not as good, its nutritional content is not lost. Generally speaking, eating it will not cause any harm.