Pectin, a type of fiber in the cell walls of plants, helps give plants their structure (1). Apple pectin is extracted from apples, which are some of the richest sources of fiber. Roughly 15–20% of the ...

The roadsides and field-edges of New Hampshire are full of apple trees, chance seedlings for the most part, the offspring of cores dropped long ago by lunching humans or thieving raccoons. I am sure ...