Apple Quick Facts

Apples have the highest antioxidant content of Australia's most popular fruits
Apples have more antioxidant power than a 1500mg megadose of Vitamin C
Apples have ten times the antioxidant power of goji berry juice
Apples have more than twice the antioxidant capacity of a cup of brewed tea
Apples have the capacity to aid weight loss while improving overall health profile
Apples have at least 20 times less fat than most muesli bars. Oat bar alternative
Apples continue to be a living entity after being picked and maintain the vital processes of living cells.
Apples are one of the original fruits with remains of apples being found among the excavations at Jericho in the Jordan Valley dating back to 6500 BC.
In ancient Greece, Hippocrates recommended sweet apples with meals as aids to digestion and sour apples for fainting and constipation
The therapeutic value of apples, in terms of problems of the bowels, lungs and nervous system, was first identified in 1100AD.
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" was first proclaimed by JT Stinson in and address to the St Louis Exposition in 1904.
There are approximately 10,000 varieties of apples grown around the world.
The modern tradition of tossing rice at the happy couple evolved from an ancient practice of throwing apples at weddings - likely to the relief of the newlyweds.
The game of apple-bobbing began as a Celtic New Year's tradition for trying to determine one's future spouse.
An Irish and Scottish custom prescribed throwing an apple peel over one's shoulder, which would form the initial of your lover's name.
When making salads, dip apple slices in fresh lemon juice to prevent slices from turning brown.
Greek and Roman mythology referred to apples as symbols of love and beauty. Today we call something we prize as, "The apple of our eye!"
Issac Newton is said to have thought up the law of gravity while sitting under an apple tree, observing the falling of apples.
Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
Apples are sometimes called "nature's toothbrush", Apples help clean the teeth and massage the gums.
The apple is a member of the rose family, which includes over one hundred genera and over two thousand species of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees.
To peel apples, dip them quickly in and out of boiling water. The skin will come off much more readily.
Two pounds of apples make one 23 centimeter pie.
The science of apple growing is called pomology.
Apple trees can produce apples in the year that they are planted, and reach full productivity in 4-5 years.
The apple tree originated in an area between the Caspian and the Black Sea.
Apple varieties range in size from the size of a cherry to almost as large as a grapefruit.

Two thirds of the fibre and many of the antioxidant in apples are found in the skin.
Apples are covered in a natural layer of wax which protects their water content and maintains crispness.
Royal Gala apples originated in New Zealand and were named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
Pink Lady apples originate in Australia and are a cross breed between Golden Delicious and Lady Williams apples.
It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple.
The amount of sugars and malic acid in an apple determines the balance of sweetness and tartness in its taste.
Apple cider and apple juice can be interchanged in recipes.
An apple tree is able to produce fruit for up to 100 years.
The word "apple" comes from the Old English "aeppel".
China produces more apples than any other country.
Apples were first depicted as the forbidden fruit in the tale of Adam and Eve in the 1470 A.D. painting, The Fall of Man, by Hugo Van Der Goes.
The average person eats 65 apples per year.
Records indicate that the largest apple ever picked weighed 1.4 kilograms.
The Australian term "she's apples" means all is well.
The legend of the "apple of discord" comes from a Greek myth in which an inscribed Golden apple was awarded by Paris to Aphrodite. This begun a chain of events that led to the Trojan War.
Apples that have a more tart taste are traditionally preferred for cooking, while sweet apples are considered better for salads and snacking.
The legend of William Tell states that he had to shoot an apple off the top of his son's head to escape execution. With his bow and arrow, he successfully split the fruit in half with one shot.
In Greek mythology, Hera was said to have a grove of immortality-giving apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
It takes approximately 36 apples to create 4 litres of apple cider.
Daily apple eaters breathe more easily due to stronger lung function.
Under modern controlled atmosphere storage, apples can be kept fresh for 12 months
Apples were one of the favorite food remedies of Hippocrates, the celebrated Greek Physician.
Winners at the first Olympic games in ancient Greece were rewarded with an apple spray which symbolized a promise of immortality.
In the Snow White fairy tale, Snow White's stepmother gives her a poison apple that puts her to sleep until she is awakened by a kiss from a prince.
According to Dr. D.C. Jarvis, apple cider vinegar mixtures can be used to remedy many skin ailments including poison ivy, shingles, burns, and ringworm.
The Lady Apple, also called the Api apple, is one of the oldest varieties in existence.
New York City's nickname as the "Big Apple" originated in the 1930s when musicians could find numerous places to play jazz, and began to say that New York had "lots of apples on the tree".