Fascinating Facts - Apples
- Apples are a member of the rose family, along with pears, peaches, plums and cherries.
- Apples come in all shades of reds, greens, yellows.
- 7500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world.
- Apples are not self-pollinating. They need bees to pollinate the flowers to form the fruit.
- 25% of an apple’s volume is air, which is why they float.
- Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free.
- A medium apple is about 80 calories.
- Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala and Fuji are the five most commonly consumed apples in the U.S.
- China produces more apples than any other country.
- It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple.
- Don’t peel your apple! Two-thirds of the fiber and many of the antioxidants are found in the apple peel.
- At room temperature, an apple will ripen 6-10 times faster than in the refrigerator.
