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More than 7,500 apple varieties exist, supermarkets sell ten

Original: Hay más de 7.500 variedades de manzana catalogadas en el mundo y el supermercado vende diez. Y no sirven para lo mismo:

There are more than 7,500 catalogued apple varieties in the world, yet the average supermarket stocks only about ten. The different types are not interchangeable: dessert apples are eaten raw, cooking apples are tart and hold their shape in the oven, and cider apples are so bitter they are nearly inedible fresh. The observation has drawn attention to how narrow the commercial selection of apples is compared with the crop's real diversity.

Why now: The striking gap between global apple diversity and what shops actually sell is a surprising fact people enjoy sharing.

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• Hay más de 7.500 variedades de manzana catalogadas en el mundo y el supermercado vende diez. Y no sirven para lo mismo: las de mesa se comen crudas, las de cocina son ácidas y aguantan el horno sin deshacerse, las de sidra son amargas y casi incomibles en crudo. Por eso una… · mara@masto.es · 1

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