The unconditional use of apples has been known for a long time, but since childhood, many know well the dish that is served on the table as a dessert: it's baked apples. It is claimed that they are not only delicious, but also extremely useful.
How useful are the baked apples?
The main advantage of this dish is the ability to preserve all the useful properties of fresh fruit after heat treatment, in particular, potassium and iron.
Potassium has a positive effect on the functioning of the heart muscle, contributes to the removal of excess fluid from the body and, accordingly, weight loss.
Iron prevents the occurrence of anemia, raises the level of hemoglobin in the blood, actively participates in hematopoiesis.
Baked apples actively display their useful properties in the fight against excess weight, improve the metabolic processes of the body, positively affect the skin condition. The benefits of the dish are enhanced by the preservation in it of virtually all the vitamins found in fresh fruits, including:
- vitamins of group B, beneficial for the functioning of all body systems;
- Vitamin A, which improves vision and maintains the normal state of teeth and nails;
- apples baked in the oven have benefits and harm from their use is not found, but they found vitamin C, which has general strengthening and antioxidant properties;
- Vitamin E, which slows down the aging of the body and is called the vitamin of youth;
- vitamin H, regulating the level of sugar in the blood;
- vitamin PP, which protects us from the destructive influence of stress and depression .
Are baked apples harmful?
Baked apples benefit, improving the work of the liver and kidneys, and the harm from their use is not detected even during pregnancy and lactation. The only restriction can be considered the use of sugar for baking in diabetes mellitus. In this case, it is recommended to cook sour-sweet fruit without adding sugar.