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The Cehegín but, also known as 'But Alcuza' has greater health benefits than other apple varieties of high consumption, such as Golden and Fuji, as has noted a study by the Department of Bioactivity and Food Analysis Center Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
The Director General of Agro Industry and Agricultural Training, Lidón Angel Garcia, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Water initiated a project in 2006 and health clonal selection Cehegín but at the request of the Municipality of the town, "and running the endangered to be progressively reduced to the small areas "culture.
In 2008 and 2010 the Ministry subsidized seedlings that were introduced into plots of 24 farmers of that township.
In later years has been advising them since the District Agricultural Office (OCA) of the Northwest, in the most efficient, typical of a clean and sustainable agriculture techniques.
The ultimate goal, said García Lidón, "is to get the PDO to value this native variety, because it is emblematic of a culture that has different characteristics in terms of aroma and unique flavors that differentiate it from other quality apples" .
The comparative study of the CSIC was commissioned by the City, through the Northwest District Agricultural Office, for information about the components with known beneficial health effects.
The results demonstrate that the antioxidant, phenolic compounds, are found in higher proportion in the skin.
Also, the analysis of whole fresh apple indicates Cehegín but is the richest source of antioxidant compounds of the studied varieties.
In this regard, it should be emphasized that the use of the Fuji variety is recommended in the U.S.
for food considered 'superfood'.
The Cehegín but also shows less than the other two varieties glycemic index, so that, according to the study, could be a suitable food for the consumption of both healthy individuals and diabetics and obese patients.
Have also encountered in Cehegín but higher values ​​of both soluble and insoluble fiber.
The first is associated with diabetes, cholesterol and obesity, while the second is indicated to treat constipation and prevent diseases such as colorectal cancer and hemorrhoids.
Reduction of pesticide treatments
According to the director of the District Agricultural Office Northwest, Pedro Guirao to favor the direct consumption or processing of this whole fruit, because your skin much of the fiber and antioxidants are concentrated, the Ministry is rehearsing for two years, in five places in the municipality, mating disruption techniques to combat the most important pest of this fruit: Carpocapsa or wormy.
This has helped dramatically reduce the use of pesticides against this pest because it has gone from an average of 4.75 to 0.5 treatments in these places.
This can offer a cleaner and healthy fruit.
Source: CARM
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