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Juicing and drinking fruit juices are a superb way to get your daily allowances of fruit and vegetables. They are becoming more and more popular as part of health and fitness regimes. A particularly common and nutritious fruit to juice are apples. There are many tasty varieties of apples which can produce as many different blends of juice.

Apple juice is known to help with the digestive system and help in the functioning of the kidneys. In the gastrointestinal tract, apple juice has very effective cleansing properties and so makes the juice very popular. It is also able to help detoxify and purify the bloodstream and is useful as a general tonic for the liver and skin.

There are about 16 calories per ounce of apple and they contain large amounts of vitamins such as thiamine, vitamin B6, carotene and riboflavin. It is a common myth that apples contain high quantities of vitamin C. Although it does contain some of this vitamin it is not found in high concentrations.

Vitamin C levels vary by quite a bit in different types of apples and can range anywhere from around 2mg to 35mg per hundred ounces of fruit. The varieties that contain the highest concentrations include Bramleys, Ontario and Golden Noble.

Citrus fruits such as lemons and, especially, oranges contain the highest concentrations of vitamin C. Apples, however, contain more antioxidants, like tannic acid, and minerals.

When freshly made, apple has a tendency to oxidize very quickly and become discolored. This can be prevented or reduced by adding some freshly squeezed lemon juice to the drink and refrigerating. The lemon also adds extra taste to the juice.

Another chemical that is found in apples are the group known as polyphenols. Research has suggested that these chemicals may help reduce the incidence of Alzheimers disease and other dementia related illnesses. Also, apples contain chemicals similar to those found in tea and red wine which are responsible for breaking down the bad cholesterol in the bloodstream which is largely responsible for heart disease.

Apples could be considered a wonder fruit as they are not only a tasty, healthy food, that kids love, but drinking them in a juice can provide a significant boost to your health.