apple

Also known as apple fruit

An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (Malus domestica), the most widely grown in the genus, are cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Eurasia before they were introduced to North America by European colonists. Apples have cultural significance in many mythologies (including Norse and Greek) and religions (such as Christianity in Europe).

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Apple is a natural product of the taxon *Malus domestica* and serves as the fruit of Maloideae. It is classified as a pome and a fruit, characterized by its color, which can be red, yellow, green, or pink. The subject includes the Unicode characters 🍎 and 🍏. It contains the part (R)-amygdalin.

In terms of production, a total of 11,273,000,000 units are produced. Nutritional data from Openfoodfacts indicates that apples contain 79 kcal of energy, 0.1 g of fat, 20.1 g of carbohydrates, 15.6 g of sugars, 2.2 g of fiber, 0.1 g of proteins, and 0.01 g of salt. The product has a Nutri-Score of a and a NOVA classification of 1.

The subject is referenced by 2,877 other encyclopedia articles. It is maintained by WikiProject Plants, WikiProject Food and drink, and WikiProject Agriculture. Descriptions appear in sources such as the Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Key facts

Nutritional value.name: Apples, with skin (edible parts)
Nutritional value.water: 85.56 g
Nutritional value.kJ: 218
Nutritional value.protein: 0.26 g
Nutritional value.fat: 0.17 g
Nutritional value.carbs: 13.81 g
Nutritional value.fiber: 2.4 g
Nutritional value.sugars: 10.39
Nutritional value.calcium_mg: 6
Nutritional value.iron_mg: 0.12
Nutritional value.copper_mg: 0.027
Nutritional value.magnesium_mg: 5
Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg: 11
Nutritional value.potassium_mg: 107
Nutritional value.sodium_mg: 1
Nutritional value.zinc_mg: 0.04
Nutritional value.manganese_mg: 0.035
Nutritional value.vitC_mg: 4.6

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Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 202 products

aNutri-Score

1NOVA · Unprocessed / minimally processed

Energy: 79 kcal
Fat: 0.1 g
— of which saturates: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 20.1 g
— of which sugars: 15.6 g
Fibre: 2.2 g
Protein: 0.1 g
Salt: 0.01 g

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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections

Contents

Etymology
Description
Fruit
Chemistry
Taxonomy
Genome
Cultivation
History
Breeding
Pollination
Maturation and harvest
Storage
Pests and diseases
Cultivars
Production
Toxicity
Amygdalin
Allergy
Uses
Nutrition
Culinary
Organic production
Non-browning apples
Other products
In culture
Germanic paganism
Greek mythology
Celtic mythology
China
Christian art
Proverb
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Apples grown from seeds tend to be very different from those of their parents, and the resultant fruit frequently lacks desired characteristics. For commercial purposes, including botanical evaluation, apple cultivars are propagated by clonal grafting onto rootstocks. Apple trees grown without rootstocks tend to be larger and much slower to fruit after planting. Rootstocks are used to control the speed of growth and the size of the resulting tree, allowing for easier harvesting.

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