Quick Facts
- The apple tree originated in Central Asia.
- The scientific name of apple is Aplicus Rosacea.
- Apples come from the Rose family, Rosacea, that’s why they have a rosy aroma!
- It is believed that the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” originated in Wales in the 19th century.
- There are over 8000 varieties of apples grown around the world.
- 2500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States. To name some varieties of apples including Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady and Granny Smith.
- The McIntosh apple is the national apple of Canada.
- Granny Smith apples originated in Australia in 1868 accidentally after a chance seedling by a woman named Maria Ann Smith.
- The science of apple cultivation is known as Pomology.
- The fear of apples is known as Malusdomesticaphobia.
- Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
- Honey bees are commonly used to pollinate apple trees.
- The flowers of the apple tree are called apple blossoms.
- Apple trees typically blossom in spring with fruit maturing in autumn.
- To produce one apple, it takes energy from 50 leaves.
- Apples develop from the receptacle of the flower.
- Apples are still picked by hand during autumn.
- The largest apple ever picked weighed 3pounds 2 ounces.
- Apple trees have a life of over 100 years.
- Apples harvested from an average tree can fill 20 boxes that weigh 42 pounds each.
- It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.
- A peck of apples weighs 10.5 pounds. A bushel of apples weighs about 42 pounds.
- The average person eats 65 apples a year.
- Apples ripen six to 10 times faster at room temperature than if they are refrigerated.
- Apple seeds contain a cyanide compound. Our body can handle small doses of this naturally occurring poison so you’d have to eat a huge number of seeds for it to have an effect, and even then the seeds are covered in a protective coating which keeps the cyanide compound safe inside.
- A medium apple has about 80 calories.
- Apples contain no fat, sodium or cholesterol and are a good source of fiber.
- While not high in calcium, their boron content helps strengthen bones, improve memory, mental alertness, and electrical activity of the brain.
- Apples have the ability to boost estrogen levels in menopausal women to a great extent.
- The soluble fiber found in apples is called pectin and can help lower cholesterol levels.
- Eating an apple before bed can help cleanse your teeth and is said to be able to whiten your teeth.
- Apple skin contains most of the anti-oxidants, including Quercetin.
- A nifty trick to prevent fresh apple juice from turning brown is to add a few squeezes of lemon juice or lime juice. This helps prevent oxidation.
- 25% of an apple’s volume is air; that is why they can float in water.
- Apples are said to have originated from a region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea
- Apples were taken to North America by European settlers.
- Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying apples since 6500 BC.
- The top apple producers around the world are China, United States, Turkey, Poland and Italy. Apples account for 50 percent of international deciduous fruit tree production.
- The largest importers of apples are Russia, Germany and the UK.
- New York City is nicknamed “the Big Apple.”
- Apples were designated as the official state fruit for Washington in 1989.
- During the colonization of Native Americans by Europeans, apples were called winter banana or melt-in-the-mouth.
- The apple genome was decoded in 2010.
Scientific Classification:
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Rosales
- Family: Rosaceae
- Subfamily: Maloideae
- Genus: Malus
- Species: M. domestica
Nutritional values per 100 g (3.5 oz)
- Energy 218 kJ (52 kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.81 g
- Sugars 10.39
- Dietary fiber 2.4 g
- Fat 0.17 g
- Protein 0.26 g
- Vitamin A equiv. 3 μg (0%)
- beta-carotene 27 μg (0%)
- lutein zeaxanthin 29 μg
- Thiamine (B1) 0.017 mg (1%)
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.026 mg (2%)
- Niacin (B3) 0.091 mg (1%)
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.061 mg (1%)
- Vitamin B6 0.041 mg (3%)
- Folate (B9) 3 μg (1%)
- Vitamin C 4.6 mg (6%)
- Vitamin E 0.18 mg (1%)
- Vitamin K 2.2 μg (2%)
- Calcium 6 mg (1%)
- Iron 0.12 mg (1%)
- Magnesium 5 mg (1%)
- Manganese 0.035 mg (2%)
- Phosphorus 11 mg (2%)
- Potassium 107 mg (2%)
- Sodium 1 mg (0%)
- Zinc 0.04 mg (0%)
- Water 85.56 g
- Fluoride 3.3 µg
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