Homemade fruit jam is a delicious, easy way to preserve the flavors of fresh fruits like strawberries, blueberries, or peaches. This recipe combines your favorite fruits with a touch of lemon juice ...

Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD There's some truth to the saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" when it comes to blood pressure and heart health. Heart disease is the number one ...

WASHINGTON - The apples and apple juice you consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body – in the colon. New research has demonstrated that both apple pectin and ...

While many of our area blueberry farms are starting to take down their signs and wrap-up another season, our neighbors a few roads away, Wanda and Cliff Bonnell's Blueberry Farm in North Judson is ...

Homemade crabapple pectin is an essential ingredient in jams and jellies, providing a natural thickening agent for your ...

Pectin is a unique fiber found in fruits and vegetables. It’s a soluble fiber known as a polysaccharide, which is a long chain of indigestible sugars. When heated in the presence of liquid, pectin ...

Pectin is a starch found in the cell walls of some fruits and most vegetables. Home cooks will know it’s key to achieving a good set on your jam – and, as López-Alt shared, it’s also important if you ...

By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension Apples come in a variety of shades, including red, green and yellow. They can be eaten raw, cooked, dried or enjoyed as 100 percent juice for good nutrition ...