This presentation provides information about apples, including their popularity, production, varieties, health benefits, and consumption. It discusses how apples are one of the most popular fruits, noting their production occurs from July to October. It also lists the major apple producing countries as China, USA, France, Turkey, and Germany. In addition, it outlines apples' nutritional values and health benefits such as aiding digestion, boosting immunity, and reducing cancer and diabetes risk.
5. ☻ Ripen July through October.
☻ Ripen late.
☻ Apple trees take four to five years to produce their
first fruit.
☻ The original home of the apple is considered to be in
the countries of Southwest Asia, including the
land of Israel.
☻ China, the largest producer.
☻ 2,500 varieties of apples are grown in the united
states.
☻ 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the
world.
7. ☻Did you know? Apples
come from the ROSE
FAMILY, rosacea, that’s why
they have a rosy aroma!
☻The science of apple
growing is called pomology.
8. Disease Resistant
☻ Are naturally disease prone.
☻ Help in digestion.
☻ Don’t peel apple, peel is antioxidant.
☻ They decrease the risk of diabetes
☻ Apples boost your immune system
9. ☻They can help breathing problems A 2007 study
found that women who eat plenty of the fruit are less
likely to have children with asthma.
☻May fight against liver, colon, and breast cancer.
10. . If
you threw an apple in water, it
wouldn’t sink – apples float in water! This
is because 25% of their volume consists of
air.
11. Benefits
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Control your weight.
Detoxify your liver.
Lowers the level of
cholesterol.
Get a healthier heart.
Are fat, sodium, and
cholesterol free`
Apples may help your
memory and lower your
chances of developing
Alzheimer's.
13. Maintain your smile
While apples don’t actually clean the
teeth, biting and chewing an apple
stimulates production of saliva, reducing
tooth decay by lowering the levels of
bacteria in the mouth.
15. benefits
Pastes of apple and honey, and apple and milk when
applied on the skin increase it shine and glow.
Can be cooked or preserved but best when eaten fresh.
16. Apple juice :p
•Energy Boost
•Grow Some Hair
•Heal Rheumatism.
•Improve Eyesight.
• Clear your arteries.
18. “To eat an Apple before going to bed, will
make the doctor beg for his bread”
19. Demand-consumption
Second most consumed fruit
Average U.S. per person consumption
48 pounds
The per person consumption of apple
juice 26.6 pounds
The consumption of fresh market
apples 15.45 pounds
20. Human
consumption
Often eaten raw
Seeds are slightly
poisonous
Can be canned or
juiced
Are milled to
produce apple
cider and filtered
for apple juice
21. STORAGE
Commercially
•Apples can be stored for some months in controlledatmosphere chambers to delay ethylene-induced ripening.
• Apples are commonly stored in chambers with higher
concentrations of carbon dioxide and high air filtration
•This prevents ethylene concentrations from rising to higher
amounts and preventing ripening from occurring too quickly
22. Home
Most varieties of apple can be held for approximately
two weeks when kept at the coolest part of the
refrigerator i.e. below 5 °C
Some types, including the Granny Smith and Fuji, can
be stored up to a year without significant degradation
23. Nutritive Values
It has great nutritional
values, containing
essential food elements:
Sugar 11%
Protein 0.3%
Carbohydrates 14.9%
Vitamins C, A & B in a
balanced form
24. Major producing countries of apples
MAJOR PRODUCING COUNTRIES OF APPLES
Country Name
Quantity (M. tonnes)
China
17,508,251
U.S.A.
04,963,900
France
02,500,000
Turkey
02,500,000
Germany
02,154,180
Italy
02,115,470
Iran
02,000,000
Argentina
01,347,315
India
01,300,000
Chile
880,000
Pakistan
600,000
South Africa
515,000
New Zealand
500,000
Netherlands
470,000
Belgium - Luxembourg
413,230
Australia
360,000
25. Production of apples in Pakistan
PRODUCTION OF APPLES IN PAKISTAN (PRODUCTION "000" TONS)
Year
Punjab
Sindh
NWFP
Balochistan
Pakistan
1995-96
2.3
0.2
85.0
466.0
553.5
1996-97
2.3
0.2
85.7
480.2
568.5
1997-98
2.4
0.3
86.5
492.5
581.7
1998-99
2.4
0.3
90.0
505.0
597.7
1999-00
2.5
0.4
100.0
600.0
702.9
26. Total area of under cultivation
TOTAL AREA OF APPLES UNDER CULTIVATION
(AREA "000" HECTORS)
Year
Punjab
Sindh
NWFP
Balochistan
Pakistan
1995-96
0.3
0.1
8.0
33.4
41.8
1996-97
0.3
0.1
8.1
35.0
43.5
1997-98
0.3
0.1
9.2
37.0
46.6
1998-99
0.3
0.1
11.0
40.0
51.4
1999-00
0.3
0.1
12.0
42.0
53.4
27. “The sweeter the apple, the blacker the
core. Scratch a lover and find a foe!"