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| | Apple is many-seeded fruit of plant, belonging to Rosaceae family and subfamily Maloideae. In narrow sense, apple is an apple-tree fruit.
Popular belief exists, that the apple was the cause behind original sin; however, nothing is mentioned about apple in the Book Life. History about apple of discord is also popular. Legend exists that it was apple, which fell on head of Newton, served as forerunner to the discovery of law of universal gravitation.
Native land of apples: Territory of modern-day Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, where the apples are still found in wild form.
In Literature:
Apple of discord in Greek mythology — Golden apple with an inscription "For the most beautiful one", was tossed by Goddess of Discord Eris into the wedding party of mortal Peleus and Goddess Thetis as Eris was disgruntled for not being invited to the wedding. Hera, Athena and the Aphrodite began to lay claim for this golden apple. Goddesses have asked Zeus to solve this dispute, but instead, Zeus ordered Hermes to give this apple to Paris and appointed him to select the most worthy (justice of Paris). Hera promised power and wealth to Paris and Athena – wisdom and military glory and Aphrodite promised to give the most beautiful woman in the world as wife. And, Paris recognized Aphrodite as finest of goddesses. To keep the promise, the goddess helped Paris to steal most beautiful of mortal women — Helen, the spouse of Sparta Tsar Menelion. Trojan War thus began with this abduction.
Forbidden fruit — Christian symbol of sin, forbidden tempting fruit, which grew in paradise, with which the devil, in the form of snake, tempted Eve. Though, apple is not found in the Bible, probably, that the forbidden fruit began to associate with it because of homonym of Latin words malum "evil” and mālum "apple".
Rejuvenating apples — item of Slavic tales, enabling to become young.
Apple on Savior of the Apple Feast Day —Russian name of Christian holiday “Transfiguration of Christ”, on which, according to traditions, new fruits and berries are blessed. On days of previous week, first harvest of grapes is gathered in Greece and first apples and plums are ripened in gardens of central Russia.
Depending on the type, size of red, green or yellow spherical fruits can be about a pea or even reach up to 15 cm in diameter.
According to maturing time, apples are divided into summer, autumn and winter grades and the winter grades possess good endurance.
Fruits contain apple, wine, lemon and other organic acids, sugar (glucose, sucrose and others), vitamins C, A, В1, carotene, tannin and pectine substances, micro elements (iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium and others), essence and other substances.
Fruits are used in fresh form and also in the form of dried fruits; They are suitable also for various processing kinds: obtaining juices, stewed fruit, kissels and fruit wine, cider, jam preparations and thanks to the pectin content — jams, jelly and mousse. Apples are baked with sugar in dough; prepare stuffings for pies, pastries and cakes and apple pies are very popular.
Dried apples are good source of digestible sugars (contains from 8 to 15 %), micro elements (up to 0.5 % of various mineral salts) and approximately daily norms of iodine salt is found in seeds of one average fruit.
For example, Antonovka apple variety (variety of winter apple) contains the following in 100 gm at calorie value 48kcal: 0.3 gm of proteins, 11.5 gm of carbohydrates, 0.02 mg of vitamin B1, 4.9 mg of vitamin C, 16 mg of calcium and 86 mg of potassium.
Basically, fruits of wild varieties are processed.
Interesting facts:
Widespread opinion exists that apples help in waking up early in the morning better than coffee; however, information on scientific researches of similar sort is not available. |
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