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Dry extract of annurca apple (Malus pumila Miller cultivar Annurca) Annurca apple extract is a concentrated polyphenolic extract obtained through aqueous extraction of the fruit. The Annnurca apple is a protected variety with PGI designation, which is grown in the Campania region in Southern Italy. The fruit: Annurca apples are very rich source of polyphenols, in particular flavonoids, which give the fruit its strong antioxidant properties. The fruit is smaller than the other apple varieties and has a pleasant acidulous and scented taste. The Annurca apple has been grown in Campania for at least two thousand years. Some paintings discovered in the excavations of Ercolano are a proof of its close relation with the Roman civilisation and the Campania Felix in particular. With a production of little more than 60,000 tons a year on average, the Annurca apple accounts for 80% of the apple production in Campania and approximately 5% of the national production.