Crab Apple
Description
The crab apple is the small, sour apple from a tree of the genus Pyrus. It has an astringent taste and is generally used for pickling and in jellies. It also contains a fair amount of vitamin C and potassium.
Available August through December.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 83 |
| Protein: | .44 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 21.94 gm |
| Fiber: | .66 gm |
| Total fats: | .33 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .053 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .110 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
1. 1 cup slices, 110 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 44 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .033 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .022 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | - | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .110 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | - | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | - | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 8.8 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1 cup slices, 110 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 20 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .074 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .39 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 7 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .127 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 17 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 213 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 1 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | - | 15 mg |
1. 1 cup slices, 110 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .004 gm |
| Threonine: | .015 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .018 gm |
| Leucine: | .028 gm |
| Lysine: | .028 gm |
| Methionine: | .004 gm |
| Cysteine: | .006 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .012 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .009 gm |
| Valine: | .021 gm |
| Arginine: | .014 gm |
| Histidine: | .007 gm |
| Alanine: | .015 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | .077 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | .046 gm |
| Glycine: | .018 gm |
| Proline: | .015 gm |
| Serine: | .018 gm |
1. 1 cup slices, 110 grams
References
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
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