15 Scrummy Facts About Apples

Apples are one of the most popular human-grown fruits. Its taste and health benefits are well known. Today, a huge number of varieties are grown, and the image of an apple has entered our culture and everyday life very strongly.

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Facts About Apples

1. Apples are one of the oldest cultivated plants on Earth; archaeological finds indicate that people grew them already in the middle of the 7th millennium BC. And all of their varieties, without exception, originated from the Sievers apple tree, on which small, sour and tough fruits grow. Nature created only them, on the territory of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and the other varieties were bred by breeders.
2. Apple trees occupy the first place in terms of the area among all fruit plantations in the world, there are even more of them than orange trees. The raw materials obtained from apples are used for a variety of purposes, mainly, of course, for culinary purposes. Not only desserts and pastries are prepared from these fruits, but also numerous drinks, and the matter is not limited to juices alone.
3. Apples are not very dense, and about 20% of their mass falls on the air contained in their pulp. Therefore, in fact, these fruits do not sink but float on the surface of the water.
4. Apple peel is also very healthy - it contains a significant amount of fiber to aid digestion. But it is better to refrain from eating apple seeds - they contain hydrocyanic acid, which is dangerous to health, and even poisonous in large quantities.
5. It is apples that are the most common fruits both in mythology and in heraldry. Many different peoples have associated legends, and the image of an apple or apple tree can be seen on more than 80 different coats of arms.
6. The number of different varieties of apples is incalculable, as more and more varieties appear every year, but not all of them then begin to grow. The domestic apple tree alone has more than 10,000 varieties, and there are also other types of these trees - the Chinese apple tree, the low one, the sycamore tree, and many others. Some apple trees do not belong to trees at all, but shrubs. In total, about a hundred varieties are now being cultivated on an industrial scale.
7. Since 1990, Apple Day has been celebrated on October 21 in many countries of the world. On this day, fairs and tastings of apples, drinks, and dishes from them are held.
8. An English proverb says: "He who eats one apple a day does not visit the doctor." And these words are not far from the truth. Some researchers consider the apple to be the best fruit for preventing lung, prostate, and intestinal cancers, as well as cardiovascular diseases and lowering cholesterol levels.
9. An apple contains beneficial vitamins C, A, B, E, and K, as well as nutrients such as iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc.
10. On average, each apple has about 70-100 calories. Because of this, apples are included in many diets and dietary products.
11. Green apples have a beneficial effect on the strength of bones and teeth. Improves eyesight and has anti-inflammatory properties. Green apples contain more vitamin C than red apples.
12. According to a famous legend, the Law of Gravitation was discovered by Newton when an apple fell on his head.
13. A cut or bitten apple does not turn brown at all due to the oxidation of iron, which is really a lot in an apple. Organic substances participate in the reaction, and only a trained chemist can explain its essence.
14. Karl Wilhelm Scheele 1785 isolated a new organic acid from unripe apples, which he called malic acid.
15. Apples are used to make cider and calvados, as well as Austrian strudel, pies, juices, jam, etc.