Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? Here are some facts about apples...
They contain relatively low amounts of vitamin C, but are a rich source of other antioxidant compounds.
They may also help with heart disease, weight loss, and controlling cholesterol.
It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits.
At least 55 million tonnes of apples are grown worldwide each year and China produces about 35% of this total.
The forbidden fruit in the Book of Genesis is not identified, although it is always interpreted as an apple.
There are more than 7,500 known cultivars or species.
The seeds are mildly poisonous, containing a small amount of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside but this is usually
not enough to be dangerous
to humans.
(1.5m - 2m feathered trees supplied)
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