Apple Peel Compounds Kill Cancer
Cornell associate professor of food science has identified a dozen compounds - triterpenoids - in apple peel that either inhibit or kill cancer cells in laboratory cultures.
"We found that several compounds have potent anti-proliferative activities against human liver, colon and breast cancer cells and may be partially responsible for the anti-cancer activities of whole apples." Modified citrus pectin from apples has also been found effective.
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