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Food of the Day

Yesterday: Gravenstein Apple

Today: White Mulberry | Tomorrow: Musang King Durian

Food of the Day: Gravenstein Apple (Malus domestica hybrid)

Food Combining
- Gravenstein Apple is classed as a Sub-acid Fruit.
- Sub-acid Fruits combine well with:
  - Acid Fruits because:
    They have similar water content
  - Fast Digesting Vegetables because:
    Fast Digesting Vegetables combine well with all food groups
  - Overt Fats because:
    Acids help digest/emulsify fats
    The digestion time is similar
    The sugar to acid ratios are similar
    They have similar water content
  - Slow Digesting Vegetables because:
    The sugar to acid ratios are similar
  - Sub-acid Fruits because:
    They are in the same food group
  - Sweet Fruits because:
    The sugar to acid ratios are similar
  - Water because:
    Water combines well with all food groups
- Sub-acid Fruits combine ok with:
  - Melon Fruits because:
    The water content is similar enough for those with good digestion
- Sub-acid Fruits combine poorly with:
  - Not Recommendeds because:
    Foods classed as "Not Recommended" have contraindications to optimal health

Nutrition
Category%
Carbohydrate96.0
Protein1.5
Fat2.5
Total100.0
Category%
Dietary Fiber Carbs10.5
Sugar Carbs81.5
Other Carbs (Estimated Starch)8.0
Total100.0
Category%
Water0.0
Dietary Fiber Carbs10.0
Sugar Carbs77.6
Other Carbs (Estimated Starch)7.6
Protein1.8
Fat3.0
Ash0.0
Other0.0
Total100.0
Category%
Inedible Refuse / Waste0.0
Water0.0
Dietary Fiber Carbs8.3
Sugar Carbs65.0
Other Carbs (Estimated Starch)6.4
Protein1.5
Fat2.5
Ash0.0
Other16.3
Total100.0

Botany
- Domain: Eukaryote Organisms with a membrane-bound cell nucleus
- Kingdom: Plantae Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta Vascular plants
- Class: Magnoliopsida Dicot flowering plant
- Clades:
  Embryophytes Land plants
  Polysporangiophytes Multiple sporangia plants
  Tracheophytes Vascular plants
  Spermatophytes Seed plants
  Angiosperms Flowering plants
  Eudicots Double embryonic leaf plants (True dicots)
  Core eudicots Flowering plants central lineage
  Superrosids Rosids and Saxifragales
  Rosids Fruit trees, vines, herbs, shrubs, allies
  Fabids Bean-like plants
- Order: Rosales Rose, Elm, Fig, allies
- Family: Rosaceae Rose
- Genus: Malus Small, deciduous trees and shrubs native to northern hemisphere temperate zones (e.g. Apple)
- Species: Malus domestica hybrid