Doesn processing the apple peels diminish the nutrients in it?
On the contrary! Researcher Rui Hai Liu, Ph.D, and his team at Cornell University found a way to dry and mill apple peels while keeping all the natural nutrients intact. Dr. Liu went on to patent this process. The nutrients in dried apple peel are so powerful that Dr. Liu wrote his patent application for dried apple peel powder with cancer treatment in mind. Careful laboratory testing and analysis confirm that gram for gram, the nutrients in dried apple peel are even more concentrated than in fresh peel. [Back To Top] • If apple peels are so healthy, why aren’t they blended back into other brands of applesauce? Most apple products today are developed with popular consumer preferences in mind: smooth texture and sweet flavor. The dense, fibrous texture of apple peel does not appeal to most people. Dried apple peel powder, on the other hand, is virtually undetectable in the finished product. Leahy Orchards is the only applesauce company currently licensed to use DAPP in its applesauce. [