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