10 Interesting Apple Facts For Kids & Its Health Benefits
Apples are undoubtedly popular in every region of the world and have also ranked among the top three most grown fruits globally (1). This post on apples for kids will help give you an insight into the benefits and uses. Apples come in various colors and varieties and are known to be available all around the year. You should have also heard of a famous saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Learn about the benefits of apples for children and how you can incorporate them into their diet to make it interesting for them.
Interesting Facts About Apple For Kids
Apples look as beautiful as flowers. But did you know that they actually are a part of the rose family? Isn’t it a real connection!
How many varieties of apples exist? You might say a 100. But actually, there are almost 8,000 different varieties of apples, the largest variety of fruit to exist.
The world’s fastest-growing plant is bamboo, but for apples, it takes 4-5 years to produce their first fruit, phew!
Apples may be available throughout the year, thanks to cold storage. But in actuality, apples have a period of dormancy.
An apple helps in your good health and longevity, but an apple tree itself has a life expectancy of 100 years.
Apple is popularly referred to as the forbidden fruit of Eden. But this is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
Apple is often marketed to be rich in micronutrients like vitamin C and potassium. But the total amount of vitamin C found in apples is far less than the amount found in guava, oranges, and strawberries.
It is generally believed that once an apple is cut, it gets brown due to bacterial contamination. But is that so? No, the browning of a cut apple is nothing but enzymatic browning. Enzymatic browning is a plant’s defense system that keeps the apple safe from pests and pathogens (2).
Photophobia, claustrophobia, and then apple phobia. Yes, you heard it right. Malusdomesticaphobia is a term used for people who fear either apples or eating apples.
Can apples float? Oh, yes, they can. But how? Simple science – 25% of an apple’s volume is air.
This fact list can be endless, but as you learned some facts about apples, let’s just start knowing some nutritional details.
Whole apples (i.e., apples with peel) have various nutrients in good amounts. Several essential nutrients and bioactive compounds in the fruit are present immediately under the apple’s skin. Therefore, it is advisable to eat the apple with the peel.
(Thank you: momjunction.com)
Reviewed by Jyoti Benjamin, MS, RD, CSO, FAND, CD
September 14, 2022 By Swati Patwal, M.Sc. (Food & Nutrition), MBA
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