An apple a day has been associated with as much as a 35% lower risk of premature death,

but which apple is best?

Whichever apple you'll eat the most.

So eat your favorite apple.

But if you don't care which apple you eat or you're

just curious, which apple has the highest antioxidant content? Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious,

Granny Smith, Pink Lady, or Red Delicious. Anytime you want to check the antioxidant content

of foods, nothing beats this free database, aboard 3,000 foods.

For apples, Granny gets the gold with more than twice as many antioxidants than golden

delicious apples.

Interestingly, anti-oxygen content roughly corresponds with the ability to lower cholesterol

levels within one month for those randomized to eat an apple a day.

Anurka apples beat Granny Smith, but presumably it's because study participants got two

onerkas a day versus just one of the others because they're about half the size.

But two apples, even when they're half the size, have more overall surface area and the magic may be in the peel.

If you randomize people to eat apples with or without the peel, you see a significant

boost in artery function within an hour of peel consumption, so don't peel your apples.

For other foods, the antioxidant spread can be even greater.

Check out nuts.

Two nuts play ahead, with the top nut, having nearly 75 times the antioxidants than the bottom

nut.

Which do you think is which?

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