peeled apples

[bronners]

does anyone have any ideas how to stop peeled and cut apples from going brown apart from using lemon juice.my son likes apples but not the skin and wants to take some in his school lunchbox but by the time he gets to eat them they will be brown please help.

[Hu Flung Dun]

Sometimes a light coat of caster suger helps the apple but not their teeth. Or you could by the pre packed kid ones from the supermarket. I had one this morning and it wasn't dis coloured.

[BBWCHATT]

http://www.vegparadise.com/highestperch39.html

To prevent cut apples from turning brown, a result of oxidation, toss them with citrus juice. The juice of oranges, lemons, or limes will work equally as well. If you want to include chopped apples in a fruit salad, allow them to marinate a few minutes in the citrus juice before adding them to the salad bowl.


I have also heard that crushing some Vitamin C tablets in water and washing the cut apples in it works - but I haven't tried it myself.

You could also buy ascorbic acid in the canning section (close to the Certo or Sure-Jell) of your supermarket to wash them in.

[I.Don No]

i used to put the cut up apple in a food bag and suck out the air and tie the bag tightly.......stayed ok till my son's dinner break at school

[phylkat]

My mother used this method & now I do, Peal your apple & then dunk it in a bowl of water that has had a teaspoonfull of salt added, leave a few minutes rinse under tap dry with T-towel quickly & wrap tightly in cling film. It works.
:o) pk

[bronners]

thank you all for your replies