Apple Fibre
Benefits of Apple Fibre
- Dietary fibre
- Cholesterol*
- Form: Powder
- Where it's from: Europe
- Food source: Apples (especially the skin), pears, plums and citrus fruit are good sources of pectin.
What is Apple Fibre?
Apples are naturally rich in a range of active nutrients, including vitamins, minerals and polyphenols. They also contain pectin, a soluble dietary fibre.
What does Apple Fibre do?
Pectins contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels, and consumption of pectins with a meal contributes to the reduction of the blood glucose rise after that meal.*
Apples have also been studied more widely. A study following over 10,000 women for 12–15 years looked at flavonoid intake and blood pressure. Women with the highest intakes of flavones and flavanols, of which apples were a major source, tended to maintain lower blood pressure over time.
In another study, apple fibre isolate taken alongside other fruits was shown to shorten gut transit time, suggesting that apple fibre works best in combination with other types of fibre.
*The cholesterol effect is obtained with a daily intake of 6g of pectins; the blood glucose effect with 10g of pectins as part of a meal.
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