Applesauce may be one of the foods you taste for the first time when you're a baby, and maybe your parents chose applesauce as a side dish for their kids in restaurants. While applesauce may not be a substitute for candy, a naturally sweetened applesauce can satisfy your candy cravings.
You may not think of applesauce as a children's dish, but applesauce is healthy for you. One cup of unsweetened applesauce contains 102 calories and nearly 3 grams of fiber. 23 grams of sugar comes from the natural sugars found in apples. If you buy a brand with added ascorbic acid, you'll get 52 mg of vitamin C. If you don't have ascorbic acid added to your applesauce, you'll get 24 mg of vitamin C.
Applesauce has other uses besides being used as a side dish. Applesauce, which does not contain sweetness, can help you recover from digestive issues such as diarrhea. In fact, you can use applesauce instead of butter, oil, eggs, or sugar in baking recipes to make them healthier. Regardless of whether you add applesauce to your daily diet, you can also improve your heart health.
Applesauce has apple-to-heart benefits.
Because applesauce is made from apples, you'll get the same health benefits from applesauce. According to a 2015 article in the journal Nutrition, apples are rich in insoluble fibers such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and soluble fibers such as pectin. Pectin helps improve digestion and the health of intestinal bacteria. Polyphenols are mainly found in apples** and can reduce inflammation associated with cardiovascular disease. Apple pectin and polyphenols work together to lower cholesterol and chronic inflammation. Apples also contain flavonoids such as quercetin and epicatechin, which may improve blood vessel function and lower blood pressure.
Store-bought applesauce can contain apples, water, and ascorbic acid, which is vitamin C and acts as a preservative. The added vitamin C aids in body healing, supports collagen production, fights free radicals, and aids in iron absorption. According to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, vitamin C may weaken the process of hardening the arteries and lessen the damage caused by LDL cholesterol. Low vitamin C levels have been linked to heart attacks, strokes, or arterial disease.
Make heart-healthy applesauce.
Many of the nutrients in apples are found in the peel, but many store-bought brands are peel-free. Check the ingredients of your store-bought applesauce, as some applesauces have added sugar or syrup, making them less healthy.
You can also make homemade applesauce at home, but it won't add vitamin C. However, you can still get the naturally occurring vitamin C found in apples.
Making applesauce at home requires water and apples, but you can add lemon juice or spices to taste. Start by removing the apples and cutting them into one-inch cubes. Place your apples in the pot, add water and cover the pot. Bring the water to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until the apples are tender, then they can be mashed with a wall breaker to make applesauce.
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