10 interesting facts you may not know about apples

Apple is the third most popular fruit after mango and banana, and contains many minerals and vitamins, and below we offer some information about the history and origin of this small fruit.

1. Apples belong to the pink variety, which includes other fruits such as: pears, almonds, apricots, cherries, peaches, berries, plums and others.

2. Although North America is home to only wild apples, more than two thousand and five hundred species are now cultivated.

3. Five countries produce nearly half of the world's apple trees - the United States, China, Turkey, Italy and Poland.

4. It is rich in fruit sugar but does not cause high blood sugar level because it contains a high percentage of fiber, which is an alternative to refined sugar in many recipes.

5. Apples in all its forms, whether fresh or juicy or apple cider vinegar on the Malic acid, it helps the body to get rid of gallstones.

6. If you eat an apple a day, it will take twenty years to experience seven thousand species growing around the world.

7. Twenty-five percent of the size of the apple from the air, making it float on the surface when placed in water.

8. Some studies have linked the consumption of regular apples to the low incidence of cancer, which contains pectin and vitamin C, which maintains health and prevents cancer from development.

9. Apple helps to get a beautiful and glowing skin, apple vinegar can also be used as a cleaner for the skin to eliminate the problem of acne.

10. One of President George Washington's hobbies was pruning apple trees, where he was said to have helped him ease tensions.