Black apples exist! They are, in fact, very dark purple, but they are named Black Diamond. It is an extremely rare variety of apples from the Hua Niu family (Chinese Red Delicious). Black Diamonds grow in Tibet in the small mountain village of Nyingchi. The reason for their original color is a difference in temperature between day and night. ¹⁾

There are about 7500 varieties of apples grown around the world, and 2500 varieties in the United States. Out of that huge number of grown apples only one variety is native to North America. It is a crabapple.²⁾

Apples are a very healthy fruit. They don't contain fat, don't contain sodium, and have absolutely no cholesterol.³⁾

There are over 8,000 varieties of apples. The apple is the most varietally diverse fruit in the world. ⁴⁾

The skin of the apple contains very important nutrients. It contains vitamins A and C, folic acid, calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and antioxidants. ⁵⁾

Apples contain quercetin. This compound is an antioxidant and helps deliver more oxygen to the lungs. ⁶⁾

Apples are one of the most widely grown fruit trees. ⁷⁾

It takes 4 to 5 years for an apple tree to bear its first fruit. ⁸⁾

One apple contains about 100 kcal, so it is good food for those who want to lose weight. ⁹⁾

Do not store apples with other fruits. ¹⁰⁾

It is estimated that the apples come from the region of eastern Turkey or Kazakhstan. ¹¹⁾

Apples belong to the rose family, which is the same family as flowers. ¹²⁾

Why is the cartilage on a man's throat referred to as Adam's apple? This is a reference to the piece of apple, the forbidden fruit from the biblical Eden that stood in Adam's throat. ¹³⁾

In ancient Greece, there was a custom that throwing an apple at someone signified a declaration of love. ¹⁴⁾

Peaches were called Persian apples. ¹⁵⁾

The falling apple inspired Newton to describe the law of universal gravity. ¹⁶⁾

The apple that fell on Newton's head was of the Flower of Kent species. ¹⁷⁾