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Why Do Insides of Apples Turn Brown After Slicing?

  • April 30, 2016
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eating red apple

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  • Cutting an apple exposes the cells to oxygen, which allows polyphenol oxidase (PPO) enzymes to rapidly oxidize the phenolic compounds in the apple tissues into ortho-quinones (o-quinones)

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