Apple the Real Fruit

Apple (scientific name: Malus domestica) is maloideae Rosaceae Malus, the tree is a deciduous tree. Apple fruit is rich in minerals and vitamins, it is one of the most commonly eaten fruits.

Feature
Apple tree is a deciduous tree, usually trees up to 15 meters can be, but only about planting trees as tall as 3-5 meters. Gray brown trunk, bark a certain degree of loss. Red fruits in general, but may be required depending on the variety.
Apple blossom period is based on the climate may be, but generally concentrated in 4--5 months. Apple is the cross-pollination of plants, most of the species from flower can not form fruit.
Generally planted after apples, to 2--3 years began to bear fruit. Length of fruit growing, early-maturing varieties generally 65-87 days, mid-maturing varieties of 90-133 days, and late-maturing varieties was 137-168 days. Under normal circumstances, after planting apple may have 15--50-year life.History
Apple native to Europe and Central Asia and Xinjiang region of China. Almaty, Kazakhstan and Xinjiang Almaliq Apple city in the world. Chinese ancient Ringo, Nai, bonuses and other fruits are considered Chinese native apple varieties like fruit or apple. Apple cultivation recorded in China can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, Han Dynasty, has been cultivated in Shanglinyuan Ringo and Nai was used for aromatherapy clothes, etc., are also placed on the bed or placed in clothes when Fragrances, initially as incense capsule, less consumption. But there are also view, Ringo and Nai are now Shaguo, had been mistaken for Apple Apple, the true sense of the Yuan Dynasty was introduced into China from Central Asia, were only available at the court to enjoy.
Said modern Chinese word "Apple" from Sanskrit, the ancient Indian Buddhist scriptures said in a fruit, the first to be called "frequent woman", after the Chinese borrow, and a "smoothing", "apple woman "and other wording. Ming Dynasty agricultural book "florilegium · Fruit spectrum", the "Apple" entry, said:. "Apple, out of the North, the Yanzhao a plus Ringo body contact with the tree trunk towering straight, Ye. like Ringo and large fruit such as pears and smooth. raw green, cooked the red-and-white or all red, smooth and lovely to play, a few steps fragrant smell. Sweet Song, who eat such as cotton immature, overripe and rotten sand unbearable food, but Ba Jiufen cooked by the best. " Many Chinese agriculture history, fruit of Chinese history experts believe that this is the earliest use of the word "Apple."
China in ancient native Malus also known as "Nai" [1] or "Ringo." Li said: "Nai and Ringo, one of two also, tree Sagaing like Ringo and large white, red, blue three-color, white is a prime Nai, red by Dan Nai, green were as green Nai." And " Ringo, namely Nai small and round, their class gold Ringo, Ringo red, water Ringo, Ringo honey, black Ringo, begin color taste Liming.. " The "Diet Materia Medica," also said, "Ringo has three big elders Nai, round by Ringo, the small astringent taste of ash." Japanese borrowed Chinese "Ringo" word Japanese "Ringo" is Apple. Taiwan said that Taiwanese people part Xi said Apple is "lìn-gōo", which is derived from the Japanese "Ringo" (ri san ご, ringo) pronunciation [2].
Chinese native apple varieties in the Qing Dynasty previously widely grown in today's Hebei, Shandong and other places, which is characterized by low production, small fruit, thin, taste sweet, but impatience storage, easily damaged, and therefore expensive, Beijing Manchu Qing Dynasty use it as a tribute fruit. Qing Dynasty, the introduction of Western American apple varieties in Yantai, Shandong and other places in Japan after the Russo-Japanese War, but also the establishment of Kanto State Agricultural Experiment Xiongyue base, the introduction of Western apple and crossbreeding. Yantai and Dalian has thus become the origin of the famous apple today. After the Republic of China, Western apple varieties gradually occupy a major position in the Chinese market, China is gradually phased out native species apple growers, planting narrowed and last only a few areas in Hebei Huailai saved, but also before and after these fruit trees in 1970 Chinese extinction.

NutritionApple made desserts (sugar apple)
Wales since the 19th century there saying shows apples and healthy relationship: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" (English: An apple a day keeps the doctor away) [3]. Preliminary research shows that Apple can reduce the risk of colon cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer risk [4]. Apple containing ursolic acid in rats can increase skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue, reducing white adipose tissue, while reducing the risk of obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease [5]. In accordance with US Department of Agriculture data, one weighing about 242 grams of apple 126 calories card, contains large amounts of dietary fiber and vitamin C [6].
Phytochemicals apple contains many uncertain nutritional value [7], may have antioxidant effects [8] in vitro experiments. Apples contain quercetin, catechins and proanthocyanidins B2 and other phenolic compounds [9].
Rats displaying apple juice concentrate may be increased neurotransmitter substance acetylcholine secretion [10]. And other experiments also found that rats after taking apple juice "can slow cognitive decline and oxidative damage of." [11]. Apple Cuiqu flies after feeding was more than 10% of its life [12] than the general food fed flies.Apple's culturalGreek mythologyHercules and the Hesperides apples
Apple appears in many of the major world religions, mostly from the mysterious fruit, even the forbidden fruit. Apple difficulties in identifying one religion, mythology and folklore is up to the seventeenth century, "apple" is the word refers to all foreign, not a berry fruit, even including nuts, including [13]. For example, in Greek mythology, the Greek hero Heracles twelve Albert is going to have a garden of Hesperides in off the Golden Apple [14] [15] [16]
Greek mythology the goddess Eris because of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis not invited to the wedding, I feel offended by [17], in the wedding Eris uninvited, and brought an engraved "offer to the most beautiful "(Ἡ καλὴ λαβέτω) golden apple. The presence of the most glamorous of the three goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite and Hera a golden apple wants this matter is the apple of discord. Later arbitration by Prince Paris, who decided to give the golden apple (Judgement of Paris) [18], three goddesses respective private bribery Paris, but agreed to let Prince Paris Aphrodite get the most beautiful woman in the world. love, Aphrodite got the golden apple therefore, love Paris and Helen of Sparta, Helen abandon their families for love, and eloped Paris, which also caused the Trojan War.
Therefore, in ancient Greece, Apple considered sacred to Aphrodite, throws apples to other people declare their love symbol, caught by others Apple also said that accepting love from others [19]. Here are some claims that Plato's poem, which mentions the Apple:

    I threw the apple you, if you are willing to love me, to accept apples, share your love with my girl, but if you want, and I do the same, but still accept apples, think about u looks will how short
    - Plato, Epigram VII [20]
Greek mythology, Atalanta is good at Rush Huntress, in order not to get married, and all people to propose to her race, only Hippomenes (also known as [Melanion, root is the Greek melon, Pan means apple and other fruits) against the artifice beat Atalanta. Hippomenes knew that he could not beat Atalanta on the race, so he was in the race, managed to Aphrodite's apple, so Atalanta and slow down due to pick apples, hippo ink Ibanez sprinting, also ran out of Aphrodite to three apples, and finally won the race and Atalanta [14].Eden's forbidden fruitAlbrecht Dürer painted Adam and Eve, which also distinguish between good and evil with Apple on behalf of the tree (the forbidden fruit)
Christian described in Genesis Adam and Eve to eat because eating God forbid, to distinguish the tree of good and evil (forbidden fruit), so it is expelled from the Garden of Eden. The Bible did not write the tree of good and evil to distinguish what kind of fruit, but there are Christian tradition believe that Apple [21]. This argument may be the Latin mālum (apple) and mălum (evil) confused, both formal wording is malum [22]. God forbid eating the fruit was "resolved tree of good and evil" (the of the knowledge tree of good and evil) Genesis2: 17, and Latin "good and evil" is bonum et malum [23].
Renaissance painters may be Greek mythology Hesperides garden affecting the golden apple, thus rendering the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve story Apple seen as the tree of good and evil resolution, but also knowledge, immortality, temptations, people fall for crime, or the crime itself like symbol. The male throat Adam's apple is called "Adam's apple," and this is also related to [21]. Apple is considered a symbol of seduction, it is also used a parable sex [21]