For their study, Das and his colleagues used the device on about 100 apples. For each test, they held the spectrometer against the skin of the fruit and then activated an LED light built into the ...

(CNN)-- Apples overflow with bacteria -- about 100 million bacteria, many of which are healthy. Apple aficionados who swallow the core not only get extra fiber, flavonoids and flavor, they also ...

Apple aficionados who swallow the core not only get extra fiber, flavonoids and flavor, they also ingest about 10 times more bacteria than people who discard the rough bits at the center, ...