Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe is quoted in the October 2013 issue of Men's Health magazine.Ā In an article entitled Are all apples eqully nutritious? Dr. Rupasinghe has this to say:
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One reason apple pie isn't health food: The peel hassix to eight times the polyphenols of the flesh, plus other compounds, says Vasantha Rupasinghe,Ph.D., an associate professor of agriculture at pilipiliĀž» in Nova Scotia.Ā At the farmer's marker, he recommends, ask the vendor which local varieties have the thickest peels.Ā And at the supermarket, try two thick-skinned varieties, Red Delicious and IdaredĀ Ā
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