Apples - Home Remedies and Beauty Tips Glossary

Apples are good as both beauty aids and when eaten as fruits.

A paste of apple diluted with milk, is an excellent face mask.

Apple juice applied to the scalp helps to keep away dandruff.

The peel of apples is ground finely and applied on the scalp to promote hair growth.

Apple juice is a very good cleanser and toner.

An apple chewed on can clean and make the teeth strong.

Apples, raw, with skin - Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts Serving Size 100 grams Amount Per Serving Calories 52 Calories from Fat 1 % Daily Value* Total Fat 0g 0 %    Saturated Fat 0g 0 %    Trans Fat ~ Cholesterol 0mg 0  % Sodium 1mg 0 % Total Carbohydrate 14g 5  %    Dietary Fiber 2.4g 10 %    Sugar 10g Protein 0g 1 % Vitamin A 1%  Vitamin C 8% Calcium 1%  Iron 1% *Percent Daily Values (%DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie reference diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower based on your individual needs. Medindia.net

Nutrition summary
Calories 52	Fat 1.4 g	Carbs 49.7 g	Protein 0.9 g

Percent breakdown of 52 total Calories (kcal)
Protein	1.68%	(0.3 g x 3.4 Kcal/g = 0.9 kcal)
Fat	2.74%	(0.17 g x 8.37 Kcal/g = 1.4 kcal)
Carbohydrate	95.61%	(13.81 g x 3.6 Kcal/g = 49.72 kcal)

Vitamins Nutrient Amount %DV Betaine 0.1 mcg Carotene, alpha 0 mcg Carotene, beta 27  mcg Choline 3.4 mg Cryptoxanthin, beta 11  mcg Folate, DFE 3  mcg 0.75 % Folate, food 3  mcg 0.75 % Folate, total 3  mcg 0.75 % Folic acid 0  mcg Lutein + zeaxanthin 29 mcg Lycopene 0  mcg Niacin 0.09  mg 0.46 % Pantothenic acid 0.06 mg 0.61 % Retinol 0  mcg Riboflavin 0.03  mg 1.53 % Thiamin 0.02 mg 1.13 % Tocopherol, beta 0 mg Tocopherol, delta 0 mg Tocopherol, gamma 0 mg Vitamin A 54  IU 1.08 % Vitamin B12 0 mcg 0 % Vitamin B6 0.04 mg 2.05 % Vitamin C 4.6 mg 7.67 % Vitamin D 0 IU 0 % Vitamin E 0.18 mg 0.6 % Vitamin K 2.2  mcg 2.75 %

Protein and Amino Acids Nutrient Amount %DV Protein 0.26 g 0.52 % Essential Aminos Histidine 0 g Isoleucine 0.01 g Leucine 0.01 g Lysine 0.01 g Methionine 0 g Phenylalanine 0.01 g Threonine 0.01 g Tryptophan 0 g Valine 0.01 g Non-essential Aminos Arginine 0.01 g Alanine 0.01 g Aspartic acid 0.07 g Cystine 0 g Glutamic acid 0.02 g Glycine 0.01 g Hydroxyproline ~ Proline 0.01 g Serine 0.01 g Tyrosine 0 g Methionine 0 g Phenylalanine 0.01 g

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