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Not in general. It does protect the flesh of the apple from certain specific chemical changes (such as oxidation) to some extent, by keeping the oxygen away from the flesh. This is why an apple rapidly turns brown when you cut it: the previously protected flesh is now exposed to oxygen in the air.

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