Apples are a valuable source of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. They help to strengthen the immune system and have a beneficial effect on the functioning of many organs. And this fruit is often included in the menu of fasting and low-calorie diets.
How many calories are in fresh apples
Despite the fact that today there are many varieties of apples, differing in size, taste and color, their energy value is approximately the same. 100 grams of green apples contain 35 kilocalories, while red apples contain 47 kilocalories. Moreover, these fruits are 87% water.
This is why dietitians recommend eating an apple instead of dessert to avoid gaining excess weight. They can also be eaten in between meals for a light yet healthy snack. And for those who suffer from obesity, a couple of apples can be replaced with dinner.
Due to the content of fiber and pectin, which are especially abundant in apple peel, these fruits improve intestinal motility and normalize digestion. It also has a positive effect on weight status.
In addition, fresh apples saturate the body with ascorbic acid, vitamins A, E, K and B vitamins. These fruits are rich in minerals: phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, zinc and especially potassium.
Apples are especially useful during pregnancy - they are low in calories and contain useful folic acid.
Calorie content of baked, soaked and dried apples
Of course, fresh apples are the healthiest. However, due to their high acidity, they are contraindicated in people with various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, these fruits can be eaten baked. If you cook apples without additional ingredients in the form of sugar, cinnamon or honey, their calorie content will hardly change. But with the addition of any of the listed products, the calorie content of baked apples will increase by 70 kcal. However, the amount of vitamins in such a dish will, of course, decrease significantly.
Those who like different pickles will love pickled apples. Their caloric content is also low - 56 kcal per 100 g of product. In this form, apples saturate the body with a much larger amount of ascorbic acid, since when soaked, the content of vitamin C in them increases several times. In addition, pickled apples retain a large amount of calcium.
The amount of ascorbic acid in soaked apples can be increased even more by soaking them with cranberries or viburnum.
But dried apples should be eaten with caution by those who are trying to restore harmony to their figure. When dried, all the moisture is removed from the fruit, and the calories are stored in full. Therefore, there are about 250 kcal per 100 g of dried apples.
