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Apple Extract The Apple Extracts now are a very strong and useful antioxidant diatary supplements. Dieticians class apples to be an alkaline food based on their chemical content. Apples are also believed to be an eliminative food and possess large amounts of the plant pigment called pectin; this compound has the ability to soak up excess water present in the intestines. Pectin also forms a soft bulk in the stomach that acts as a mild and nonirritating stimulant to the digestive system. The stimulating effect of pectin aids the peristaltic movement of the alimentary canal and helps the natural bowel movement - aiding elimination of waste from the body. Apples are not very high in the mineral iron; however, apples have a very beneficial ability in that they can aid the body efficiently absorb the iron found in all the other foods - including eggs and organ meats like liver. Apples are quite rich in their content of the essential mineral calcium. The calcium found in the apple helps the human system absorbing all the calcium found in different foods. The vitamin A content of apples is fifty per cent higher than what is found in oranges and other citruses. Vitamin A is very helpful in warding off colds and all kinds of infections, it also promotes growth in the human body. Vitamin A is also essential to keep the eyes in good condition, sufficient vitamin A in the body prevents night blindness - night blindness is very common symptom of severe vitamin A deficiency. All the essential vitamins are found in good amounts in the apple. Apples are very rich in their vitamin C content; this vitamin is necessary to keep the bones and teeth in sound condition and helps normalize the human body. Apples also contain large amounts of the vitamin B complex, these vitamins are essential to maintain proper nerve health. The essential vitamins and minerals found in apples are also effective at treating low blood pressure problems and in reducing the hardening in the arterial sys