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Seasons/Availability
Look for Rome Apples in early fall. Check for availability.
Current Facts
Red apples are definitely the most popular with consumers and the favorite apple color of most apple fans' eye. An apple-worthy note: Apples have long been referred to as Nature's toothbrush! While they don't actually clean the teeth, apples promote dental hygiene. Biting and chewing an apple stimulates the gums. The apple's sweetness promotes the flow of saliva which reduces tooth decay by decreasing the levels of bacteria in the mouth.
Description/Taste
Big and beautiful, the lovely red Rome apple offers a rather non-descript slightly tart subtle flavor when eaten fresh, but when cooked or baked, this apple's insipid flavor comes to life and magically becomes deliciously rich. Its creamy flesh shows off a pretty pink blush.
Nutritional Value
An apple has no cholesterol and contains pectin, a beneficial fiber provided by apples. This fiber may actually work to reduce the body's cholesterol level and may possibly help prevent heart attacks. Pectin also slows glucose metabolism in diabetics. Apples contain potassium which may reduce the chances of a stroke and have a trace of boron believed to build bones and to increase mental vitality. Apples offer a small amount of vitamin A and vitamin C and have only a trace of sodium. An average-size apple contains about 80 calories. Unpeeled apples offer the most nutrition. Eating five daily servings of fruits and vegetables lowers the chances of cancer. A recent study found that eating nine or ten daily servings of fruits and vegetables, combined with three servings of low-fat dairy products, were effective in lowering blood pressure.
Geography/History
An apple-error of sorts and considered a mistake of nature, this apple came to be in 1816 on a farm in Rome Township, Ohio. When Joel Gillett planted a few grafted trees on his farm he'd bought from a nursery several miles away, he discovered one of them had produced sprouts below the graft from the rootstock onto which the scion had been grafted. Giving this mysterious start of a seedling tree to his son who planted it in his own field, the tree surprisingly produced very large red apples. Named for the township and its exceptional good looks, it was dubbed "Rome Beauty". Very productive, commercial apple growers especially are partial to this variety. Rome apples are locally grown at Julian, California.
Featured Recipes
Recipes that include Rome Apples. One is easiest, three is harder.
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