A Few Questions On Apples, Mainly Which Bits Of Apples Should Not Be Eaten?

Styker · 24-02-2013, 19:13

I know this may sound like a stupid question but I haven't found any consistent answers on this on search engines and a fair few of the links seem to take it as a joke.

Is it just the core and pips of an apple that should not be eaten or the bits of the apple close to the pips/core as well?

What about ther skin of the applle, ok to eat?

And finally, what would you say are the healthiest apples nutrition wise to eat?

stud u like · 24-02-2013, 19:17

I know people who eat all of the apple. They do the same with peeled onions.

wombat18 · 24-02-2013, 19:23

I have known people who ate whole apples and didn't appear to suffer any problems as a result.

Personally I wouldn't eat the core. I do eat the skin though. I thought the skin was supposed to be a particularly healthy part.

SeasideLady · 24-02-2013, 19:39

Eat the apple, including the skin. Give it a rinse first. Discard the stalk, core and pips. No difference between apples as far as I know nutritionally.

whoever,hey · 24-02-2013, 19:41

You can eat the core. Its a myth that a tree grows inside you!!!

Styker · 24-02-2013, 20:09

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Originally Posted by whoever,hey

You can eat the core. Its a myth that a tree grows inside you!!!

I've read a few links where its mentioned the pips might be poisonous and or contain chemicals that are not good for humans hence why I asked about should we avoid the bits near the pips and core too.

Shrike · 24-02-2013, 21:13

I think the rumours about the pips comes from the fact they contain traces of arsenic - hence the almondy flavour. But it is traces - you'd have to eat shedloads to actually do any harm.

So long as you chew properly you can eat all of the apple, personally I dont eat the stalk, pips or the hard cuticles around the pips.

gemma-the-husky · 24-02-2013, 21:23

I wouldn't eat pips and core. I do eat skin.

Styker · 24-02-2013, 23:01

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Originally Posted by Shrike

I think the rumours about the pips comes from the fact they contain traces of arsenic - hence the almondy flavour. But it is traces - you'd have to eat shedloads to actually do any harm.

So long as you chew properly you can eat all of the apple, personally I dont eat the stalk, pips or the hard cuticles around the pips.

RE BIB: That's what I have been doing but what do you mean by chew properly? Is there a certain way to chew as well?

Shrike · 24-02-2013, 23:09

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Originally Posted by Styker

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RE BIB: That's what I have been doing but what do you mean by chew properly? Is there a certain way to chew as well?

I mean chew properly - like your mum used to tell you

Because those bits are tough you don't want to swallow them whole.

Styker · 24-02-2013, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Shrike

I mean chew properly - like your mum used to tell you

Because those bits are tough you don't want to swallow them whole.

I've got Roy Walker's "RIIIIIGGGHHHHHTTT" going through my head for some reason but i get you, just thought I'd check.

Johnnys Arcade · 25-02-2013, 00:29

I leave the core & stalk. I eat the rest.

c00kiemonster72 · 25-02-2013, 04:28

Quite often eat the core if the apple is really nice, but I don't eat the stalk though!

Oh and I always peel my apples.

fatsi · 25-02-2013, 07:52

I always twist the stalk off, wash it, cut into 4, cut out core and then eat.

Granny McSmith · 25-02-2013, 17:52

I think it's traces of cyanide that the pips contain, but so minute that they won't harm you. I've eaten apple pips many a time, but then I love almonds.

finbaar · 25-02-2013, 22:32

I eat all of the apple without a problem. And have done so for many years.

whoever,hey · 25-02-2013, 22:49

I didn't know the pips tasted of almonds. I like almonds. I've going to eat some pips from the fruit bowl at work tomorrow

finbaar · 27-02-2013, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrike

I think the rumours about the pips comes from the fact they contain traces of arsenic - hence the almondy flavour. But it is traces - you'd have to eat shedloads to actually do any harm.

So long as you chew properly you can eat all of the apple, personally I dont eat the stalk, pips or the hard cuticles around the pips.

They contain traces of cyanide not arsenic. I have never detected the bitter almond taste though.

arctic_rubble · 27-02-2013, 21:37

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Originally Posted by stud u like

I know people who eat all of the apple. They do the same with peeled onions.

I am one of those people who likes to eat all of the apple, including the core!

Shrike · 27-02-2013, 23:00

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Originally Posted by finbaar

They contain traces of cyanide not arsenic. I have never detected the bitter almond taste though.

Ah - I knew it was something not nice

NewExample · 28-02-2013, 17:14

I'm sure many people have died from eating apples

smudges dad · 28-02-2013, 17:28

I eat everything apart from the stalk and any brown soggy bits / bruises or maggots.

whoever,hey · 28-02-2013, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudges dad

I eat everything apart from the stalk and any brown soggy bits / bruises or maggots.

You say that like the maggot is part of an apple. Its not even symbiotic!

daisiesfan · 28-02-2013, 20:53

Everything but the stalk, I eat the whole apple, pips, core the lot.

Welsh-lad · 28-02-2013, 21:21

I'm a terribly fussy apple eater.

I like to peel it carefully so that the skin comes off in one spiral, and then I cut wedges out of the flesh of the apple.
I discard the peel, the core and the pips.

I don't think any part of the apple is harmful though.

24-02-2013, 19:13	#1
Styker Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 28,304	A Few Questions On Apples, Mainly Which Bits Of Apples Should Not Be Eaten? I know this may sound like a stupid question but I haven't found any consistent answers on this on search engines and a fair few of the links seem to take it as a joke. Is it just the core and pips of an apple that should not be eaten or the bits of the apple close to the pips/core as well? What about ther skin of the applle, ok to eat? And finally, what would you say are the healthiest apples nutrition wise to eat?

24-02-2013, 19:17	#2
stud u like Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street Posts: 40,105	I know people who eat all of the apple. They do the same with peeled onions.

24-02-2013, 19:23	#3
wombat18 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Scotland Posts: 728	I have known people who ate whole apples and didn't appear to suffer any problems as a result. Personally I wouldn't eat the core. I do eat the skin though. I thought the skin was supposed to be a particularly healthy part.

24-02-2013, 19:39	#4
SeasideLady Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 15,471	Eat the apple, including the skin. Give it a rinse first. Discard the stalk, core and pips. No difference between apples as far as I know nutritionally.

24-02-2013, 19:41	#5
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	You can eat the core. Its a myth that a tree grows inside you!!!

24-02-2013, 20:09	#6
Styker Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 28,304	Quote: Originally Posted by whoever,hey You can eat the core. Its a myth that a tree grows inside you!!! I've read a few links where its mentioned the pips might be poisonous and or contain chemicals that are not good for humans hence why I asked about should we avoid the bits near the pips and core too.

24-02-2013, 21:13	#7
Shrike Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,480	I think the rumours about the pips comes from the fact they contain traces of arsenic - hence the almondy flavour. But it is traces - you'd have to eat shedloads to actually do any harm. So long as you chew properly you can eat all of the apple, personally I dont eat the stalk, pips or the hard cuticles around the pips.

24-02-2013, 21:23	#8
gemma-the-husky Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 17,858	I wouldn't eat pips and core. I do eat skin.

24-02-2013, 23:01	#9
Styker Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 28,304	Quote: Originally Posted by Shrike I think the rumours about the pips comes from the fact they contain traces of arsenic - hence the almondy flavour. But it is traces - you'd have to eat shedloads to actually do any harm. So long as you chew properly you can eat all of the apple, personally I dont eat the stalk, pips or the hard cuticles around the pips. RE BIB: That's what I have been doing but what do you mean by chew properly? Is there a certain way to chew as well?

24-02-2013, 23:09	#10
Shrike Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,480	Quote: Originally Posted by Styker [/b] RE BIB: That's what I have been doing but what do you mean by chew properly? Is there a certain way to chew as well? I mean chew properly - like your mum used to tell you Because those bits are tough you don't want to swallow them whole.

24-02-2013, 23:28	#11
Styker Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 28,304	Quote: Originally Posted by Shrike I mean chew properly - like your mum used to tell you Because those bits are tough you don't want to swallow them whole. I've got Roy Walker's "RIIIIIGGGHHHHHTTT" going through my head for some reason but i get you, just thought I'd check.

25-02-2013, 00:29	#12
Johnnys Arcade Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 114 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 Posts: 2,744	I leave the core & stalk. I eat the rest.

25-02-2013, 04:28	#13
c00kiemonster72 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,250	Quite often eat the core if the apple is really nice, but I don't eat the stalk though! Oh and I always peel my apples.

25-02-2013, 07:52	#14
fatsi Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,495	I always twist the stalk off, wash it, cut into 4, cut out core and then eat.

25-02-2013, 17:52	#15
Granny McSmith Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,093	I think it's traces of cyanide that the pips contain, but so minute that they won't harm you. I've eaten apple pips many a time, but then I love almonds.

25-02-2013, 22:32	#16
finbaar Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,921	I eat all of the apple without a problem. And have done so for many years.

25-02-2013, 22:49	#17
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	I didn't know the pips tasted of almonds. I like almonds. I've going to eat some pips from the fruit bowl at work tomorrow

27-02-2013, 21:34	#18
finbaar Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,921	Quote: Originally Posted by Shrike I think the rumours about the pips comes from the fact they contain traces of arsenic - hence the almondy flavour. But it is traces - you'd have to eat shedloads to actually do any harm. So long as you chew properly you can eat all of the apple, personally I dont eat the stalk, pips or the hard cuticles around the pips. They contain traces of cyanide not arsenic. I have never detected the bitter almond taste though.

27-02-2013, 21:37	#19
arctic_rubble Guest Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 14	Quote: Originally Posted by stud u like I know people who eat all of the apple. They do the same with peeled onions. I am one of those people who likes to eat all of the apple, including the core!

27-02-2013, 23:00	#20
Shrike Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,480	Quote: Originally Posted by finbaar They contain traces of cyanide not arsenic. I have never detected the bitter almond taste though. Ah - I knew it was something not nice

28-02-2013, 17:14	#21
NewExample Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,140	I'm sure many people have died from eating apples

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A Few Questions On Apples, Mainly Which Bits Of Apples Should Not Be Eaten?

28-02-2013, 17:28	#22
smudges dad Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort William Posts: 22,292	I eat everything apart from the stalk and any brown soggy bits / bruises or maggots.

28-02-2013, 19:28	#23
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	Quote: Originally Posted by smudges dad I eat everything apart from the stalk and any brown soggy bits / bruises or maggots. You say that like the maggot is part of an apple. Its not even symbiotic!

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daisiesfan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,408	Everything but the stalk, I eat the whole apple, pips, core the lot.

28-02-2013, 21:21	#25
Welsh-lad Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mid Wales / Canolbarth Cymru Posts: 37,555	I'm a terribly fussy apple eater. I like to peel it carefully so that the skin comes off in one spiral, and then I cut wedges out of the flesh of the apple. I discard the peel, the core and the pips. I don't think any part of the apple is harmful though.