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Chef Lucy’s Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. ARKANSAS BLACK APPLES. Arkansas Black Apples. Medium sized with a somewhat flattened shape D ark red on the tree, but the apples grow darker as they ripen, becoming a very dark red or burgundy color With storage the skin continues to darken
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Chef Lucy’sFresh Fruits and Vegetables ARKANSAS BLACK APPLES
Arkansas Black Apples • Medium sized with a somewhat flattened shape • Dark red on the tree, but the apples grow darker as they ripen, becoming a very dark red or burgundy color • With storage the skin continues to darken • Arkansas Black is one of the darkest of all apple cultivars, hence the name.
Apple Facts • Apples are the second most important of all fruits sold in the supermarket, ranking next to bananas • Tens of thousands of varieties of apples are grown worldwide • The history of apple consumption dates from Stone Age cultivation in areas we now know as Austria and Switzerland • In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage; catching it was acceptance
Arkansas Black Apples - Nutrition - • Vitamin C • Boosts our immune system which helps protect us from illness • Fiber • Moves waste through the intestines
Chef Lucy’sFresh Fruits and Vegetables ARKANSAS BLACK APPLES