Red Delicious apple chemicals very valuable

Moderator: appledude

Post Reply
Parker L
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:43 am

Red Delicious apple chemicals very valuable

Post by Parker L »

The Red Delicious apple probably exceeds other kinds for its very high content of anti-oxidants, flavonid & procyanidins due to its red color & extra thick skin. can you chew 10 times on this tough American apple?
User avatar
PA_Docent
Posts: 187
Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:07 am
Location: Orange Park, FL United States

Re: Red Delicious apple chemicals very valuable

Post by PA_Docent »

Calville Blanc is high in vitamin C! wonder if there ever was a study performed about nutrients in apples?
Calville Blc,Hewes,Nehou,Fearns P,Siberian,Cox OP,Spitz,Ananas Reinette,BdB,Kingston Blk,Tremlett's,Muscat de Bernay,Ashmead's,Rambo,Stayman,Macoun,Jefferis,Winesap,Red Berlepsch
Stephen Horsfall
Posts: 14
Joined: Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Red Delicious apple chemicals very valuable

Post by Stephen Horsfall »

Lawrence D. Hills, doyen of organic gardening and founder of the Henry Doubleday Research Association, in his book 'Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables' (1971), gives a list of mainly British apples ordered by vit. C content in mgs per 100 gms. 'Ribston Pippin' heads the list at 30.00, and 'Calville Blanc' isn't on the list, but he admits it's not a complete list - I think it's varieties popular in the UK. He mentions another list of mainly Continental varieties, which was topped by 'Calville Blanche d'Hiver', which I think is the same variety as 'Calville Blanc', which has 31.80 mgs vit. C per 100 gms, so it does indeed just beat 'Ribston'. 'James Grieve' is rather low, at 6.80, but I still love it! 'Bramley's Seedling' is middling, at 16.00, but I'd guess that some vitamin C would be lost in cooking.
My apples: Brownlees' Russet, Bramley's Seedling, Dabinett, James Grieve, Egremont Russet, Cottenham Seedling, Tom Putt, Ribston Pippin, Isaac Newton's Tree.
Post Reply