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Ayurvedic Dravya · Fruit · — kcal / 100g

Apple

Also known as: seb

Apple is a traditional Ayurvedic fruit valued for its sweet, astringent taste and cooling potency.

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Apple — Ayurvedic Fruit & USDA Nutrition

Apple — Rasa: Sweet, Astringent · Virya: Cooling · Vipaka: Sweet · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Mildly Increases (+1) Pitta: Pacifies (-1) Kapha: Pacifies (-1)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Sweet, Astringent
Vīrya (Potency)
Cooling
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Sweet
Guṇas (Qualities)
Light, Rough
Digestibility & Agni
4/5 · Agni 0
Seasons & Timing
Sharad, Hemanta · Morning, Midday

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

Apple is a traditional Ayurvedic fruit valued for its sweet, astringent taste and cooling potency.

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Raw apple is astringent and rough — stew with warming spices for vata; eat fruit alone, not as dessert.

Classical Provenance: Modern Ayurvedic texts.

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • stewed with cinnamon and clove (best for vata)
  • eaten alone between meals

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

  • Contraindication: vata excess (raw, cold from fridge)
  • Incompatible pairing (Viruddha): with milk in the same sitting (fruit-milk caution)

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Apple

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1 medium (182g):

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Ayurvedic Recipes Using Apple

Apple Spice Avaleha-Style PreserveDessert · 68 min

Apple Spice Avaleha-Style Preserve

Apple Spice Avaleha-Style Preserve is a food-style fruit preserve inspired by the avaleha preparation method; it is not ...

Apple Cinnamon Oat DrinkDrink · 20 min

Apple Cinnamon Oat Drink

Apple Cinnamon Oat Drink is a food beverage for enjoyment and seasonal balance, not a medicinal treatment Vata: serve wa...

Barley Apple PancakesBreakfast · 35 min

Barley Apple Pancakes

Barley Apple Pancakes is served warm in small pancakes with restrained sweetener. Vata: serve warm, cook until tender, a...

Barley Apple Cinnamon PorridgeBreakfast · 46 min

Barley Apple Cinnamon Porridge

Barley Apple Cinnamon Porridge is cooked and served warm, with fruit cooked into the grain when included. Vata: serve wa...

Buckwheat Apple PorridgeBreakfast · 38 min

Buckwheat Apple Porridge

Buckwheat Apple Porridge is cooked and served warm, with fruit cooked into the grain when included. Vata: serve warm, co...

Warm Chia Apple PorridgeBreakfast · 28 min

Warm Chia Apple Porridge

Warm Chia Apple Porridge is cooked and served warm, with fruit cooked into the grain when included. Vata: serve warm, co...

Millet Apple PorridgeBreakfast · 40 min

Millet Apple Porridge

Millet Apple Porridge is cooked and served warm, with fruit cooked into the grain when included. Vata: serve warm, cook ...

Warm Apple Almond Oat PorridgeBreakfast · 32 min

Warm Apple Almond Oat Porridge

Warm Apple Almond Oat Porridge is cooked and served warm, with fruit cooked into the grain when included. Vata: serve wa...

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