JAKARTA - Apples are one of the most widely consumed fruits in the world. There are many types of apples, ranging from sweet ones like Red Delicious, Fuji, and Gala, to those that taste more sour like Granny Smith. Apart from being delicious eaten straight, apples are also often used to make pies, cookies, muffins, jams, salads, oatmeal or smoothies.

Apples are also suitable as a snack, especially if cut into pieces and eaten with peanut butter. What's interesting is that apples are not only practical and delicious, but also have many health benefits that are supported by research. These are the benefits of apples as reported by Healthline:

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Apples are nutrient-dense fruits. This means, in one serving of apples there are quite a lot of nutrients. Apples are also rich in polyphenols, a group of plant compounds that function as antioxidants.

This compound is likely responsible for many of the health benefits of apples. If you want to get more benefits, you should not peel the skin of the apple. The Skin contains about half of an apple's total fiber and most of its polyphenols. 

A study found that eating a whole apple made a person feel fuller than drinking the same amount of apple juice.

One reason is that whole apples can slow gastric emptying. Research shows that consuming about 100–150 grams of whole apples per day is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and some of its risk factors, including high blood pressure.