Apples, raw, without skin

Fun Facts

1. If eating a juicy red apple involves stripping the peel away first, you might be doing yourself a nutritional disservice. Yes, an apple is still nutritious without the peel, but chomp the exterior of an apple, and you’ll reap even more nutritional and health benefits than eating just the flesh alone.
2. One large apple with the peel supplies 116 calories, no fat and 5.4 grams of fiber. That same apple delivers 239 milligrams of potassium, a mineral that’s essential to heart and muscle health, as well as 10.3 milligrams of vitamin C. You’ll also get 120 international units of vitamin A and 4.9 micrograms of vitamin K when you eat a large apple with the skin.
3. An apple without the peel is still a healthy food, but you do lose out on some of the nutrients you would get if you ate the skin. A large apple without the skin contains 104 calories and 2.8 grams of fiber.
4. The peel contains compounds called triterpenoids that have the power to destroy cancer cells, as well as prevent new cancerous cells from growing, Cornell University reports.