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'Apples are the second most popular fruit in the US (bananas are the first),with each American eating about 19 pounds a year.

Undoubtedly, many of those apples are consumed right now, during the fall, which is peak season for apples in the US.

This is one sweet treat that you can feel good about eating, too, as apples are packed with disease-fighting vitamins, antioxidants and more, easily making them one of the top-ranked fruits for your health.

Apples Ranked Second Highest for Antioxidant Activity Compared to other commonly consumed fruits in the US, apples ranked second for highest antioxidant activity. However, they ranked highest for the proportion of free phenolic compounds, which means they are not bound to other compounds in the fruit and therefore may be more easily absorbed into your bloodstream.'

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