Apples are full of nutrients that keep your body healthy and promote digestion. People have long been aware of the nutritional content of apples and perhaps that is why it is often featured in a variety of myths and legends. We hope our interesting facts will be another reason for you to eat an apple.
1. According to archaeologists, apples began to consume 8.5 thousand years ago.
2. Apples came to Europe thanks to Roman soldiers and were considered a luxury and a sign of wealth in ancient times. Apples were a must-have on the tables of the wealthy Greeks and Romans.
3. Apple trees can live for a long time, often over 100 years. Some ancient apple trees are still producing fruit today, making them an example of longevity in the plant world. The oldest known apple tree is located in the United States, dating back to the 1600s.
4. Apple juice has no color and is clear as water. When squeezed, apple juice turns brown due to its reaction with oxygen from the air.
5. If the apple is cut across, you will discover a five-pointed star (pentagram) inside, which symbolizes the five elements of earth, air, fire, spirit, and water. That is why the ancient alchemists considered the apple a symbol of knowledge.
The Hidden Five-Pointed Star in an Apple Slice.
7. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American consumes more than 50 pounds of apples every year, making them one of the most popular fruits in the country.
8. To make one liter of apple cider, you need about ten apples.
9. Due to the specific climate in Africa, apples are grown only in the Mediterranean countries.
10. In Europe, the average person eats about 65 apples each year.
11. In 1940, an American plant breeder Albert Etter developed an unusual variety of pink-fleshed apple. It was named Pink Pearls and was patented in 1944, and the following year it was presented in catalogs for gardeners.
A lot of water for just one apple.
13. Apple seeds contain a small amount of toxic cyanide – a very dangerous and poisonous substance, but our body can process small doses of it. To get poisoning you need to eat a lot of seeds (about 200).
14. Have you ever wondered why apples float and not sink? The answer is quite simple – 25% of their volume is air, if an item is denser than water it will sink, it is less dense it will float. Fresh apples have a lower density than water.
15. Even if you eat an apple a day, it will take you more than twenty years to try each of the more than seven thousand varieties of apples grown around the world.
