It's time to break out the pie and tart recipes. As you seek out and stock up on your favorite types of apples for baking season, you may be well-versed on how to choose and store them—but knowing how ...

Though water may wash away dirt and bacteria, removing excess pesticides proved to require a different approach. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts looked at the effectiveness of three ...

Unlock maximum health benefits by eating apples with their skin on. The peel is a powerhouse of fibre, antioxidants, and ...

Do some people that buy organic apples eat the entire thing? If so, they’re doing something that’s very beneficial to their health. Recent work investigating the bacteria that call apples home - the ...

Many people grow up being told to wash their fruit before eating it by parents or other adults in their life. Though many a child has ignored this advice and taken a sneaky bite of an unwashed apple, ...

The best way to clean pesticides off Granny Smiths, Honeycrisps, Macouns and the like is by using baking soda, according to a report in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published by USA TODAY in 2017. Do you rinse fruit like apples under water in the sink, or grab a paper towel or napkin to wipe them down? Either way, you're ...