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ReviewJournal of food science2022

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away": The potentials of apple bioactive constituents for chronic disease prevention.

Ayodeji B Oyenihi, Zinash A Belay, Asanda Mditshwa, Oluwafemi J Caleb

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Review in Journal of food science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Bioactivity of Natural Compounds: From Plants to Humans.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  8. Dissipation study of ten insecticides in apples under field conditions.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2025
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  9. Effect of Wine Yeast (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  11. Factors Affecting Patulin Production byFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  16. Impact of Traditional Chinese Medicine Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress and Drug-Induced Liver Injury: A Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ayodeji B OyenihiFunctional Foods Research Unit, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-1539
Zinash A BelayAgri-Food Systems & Omics Laboratory, Post-Harvest and Agro-Processing Technologies (PHATs), Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6530-174X
Asanda MditshwaSchool of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (PMB-Campus), Scottsville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-7835
Oluwafemi J CalebDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-0173

Funding

National Research Foundation 116272National Research Foundation 119192National Research Foundation 120729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apples are rich sources of selected micronutrients (e.g., iron, zinc, vitamins C and E) and polyphenols (e.g., procyanidins, phloridzin, 5'-caffeoylquinic acid) that can help in mitigating micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) and chronic diseases. This review provides an up-to-date overview of the significant bioactive compounds in apples together with their reported pharmacological actions against chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. For consumers to fully gain these health benefits, it is important to ensure an all-year-round supply of highly nutritious and good-quality apples. Therefore, after harvest, the physicochemical and nutritional quality attributes of apples are maintained by applying various postharvest treatments and hurdle techniques. The impact of these postharvest practices on the safety of apples during storage is also highlighted. This review emphasizes that advancements in postharvest management strategies that extend the storage life of apples should be optimized to better preserve the bioactive components crucial to daily dietary needs and this can help improve the overall health of consumers.

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FruitMalusChronic DiseaseDietHumansPolyphenolsPolyphenolshealthhidden hungermicrobial safetymicronutrient deficienciespolyphenol

Identifiers

PMID35502671
PMCPMC9321083

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