Do you know when your apple was harvested? I don't. We favor Grannies and Pink Ladies. We buy them at Trader Joe's, the farmers' market, Whole Foods or our nearby Von's.
And since I don't know the harvesting details (meaning fresh picked versus coming out of "controlled atmosphere storage"), I ALWAYS put them in the refrigerator. WHY?
1. Stored in the fridge, apples can last 5x as long as when left out on the counter
2. Apples coming out of storage ripen 8x faster than those that are fresh picked
3. I favor a cool and crisp apple. Nothing is worse than a mealy apple! Well maybe a mealy peach.
Other Apple factoids:
Most apples can last 2 weeks in the fridge. Put them in a plastic bag so they don't speed up ripening of other produce
Grannies and Fujis can last longer than 2 weeks
Apples are good for you. A medium apple with skin offers 4 grams of fiber, 10% of the RDA of Vitamin C, and an cancer fighting antioxidant punch via "flavonoids."
Want more facts about apples? Check out this list
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