Written By: Debjani Arora | Published : February 23, 2017 5:00 PM IST
These days grocery shopping has become an ordeal. It s like a constant tussle in your mind, what should go into your cart imported fruits and vegetables or the local produce. Most often than not it s the imported ones that make way to your kitchen, and why not, we Indians believe that anything imported is best in quality and good for health. Well, the fact is this isn t true. The biggest confusion these days is to pick the best apples from the lot. There isn t just one option for the imported variety. In fact, the imported varieties try to vie for your attention even more, and the list is endless Fuji apples, Washington apples, Chinese apples, Gala apples are few to name. But to make your choices simple let s categorise them into two different groups imported apples and local apples. Here are 10 health benefits of eating apples.
Now if you are thinking which one to choose, hands down go for the local produce. Yes, we have enough evidence to back our choice and tell you why the locally grown apples are the best. First, know why the imported ones can never stand up to the quality of our locally grown apples. The imported apples that reach us from various parts of the world are usually not harvested during the peak season, chemically treated to increase their shelf-lives and much older in order of harvesting. Since, they travel enough on planes, trucks, buses to finally reach our markets, its antioxidant content deteriorates and are compromised in taste too, says Dhvani Shah, naturopathic nutritionist and author of the book Don t Just Feed Nourish Your Child. Here are eight health benefits of green apples that you should know.
On the other hand, the locally grown apples hold more benefits as they are given adequate time to grow and ripen. However, an important reason why you should pick local produce is because the local ones always carry the right amount of nutrient and antioxidants needed to survive and nourish your body in that type of climatic and environmental condition. Don t believe this logic? Then here is something you need to know, The locally grown apples are smooth, sweet and juicy to taste. Each serving of a desi apple weighs nearly 182gm and serves approximately 50kcals, 13gm of carbohydrates and 2.4gm of fibre whereas imported apples such as gala or fuji apples are crisp, sweet, less flavourful weighing 150gm serves approximately 70 to 80kcals, 25 to 30gm of carbohydrates and are lesser on fibre content, says Shah.
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