https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr Different facts about my favorite whole food, apples. en-us 2021-02-09 21:11:24 UTC 2021-02-09 21:53:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f34e.png 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184723275 The technique farmers use to harvest the apples consist of bringing over big bins to fill with the apples. All the apples are picked by hand. Precise care and treatment must be taken roll the picked apples into the big bins. The farmers have to try their best to avoid bruising the fruits while rolling.]]> 2021-02-09 21:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184723275 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184723844 The apples are transported to a packaging facility to be inspected. They are transported around the facility on water chutes to avoid any bruising. The apples go past a scanner that checks for color, shape, roundness, bruising, and any other deformities in the apple. The apples are then sorted down to different bins based off of whether they past the scanner check or not. From there, the apples that past the scanner are stored in refrigerated rooms until taken out to take to the shops. ]]> 2021-02-09 21:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184723844 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184724136 To preserve apples and control the enzymes, chemical compounds are used. The most common chemical used is ascorbic acid.]]> 2021-02-09 21:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184724136 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184729000 In the United States of America, Washington is the state that produces the most apples. They produce around 444.9 million pounds of apples yearly and make a profit of about $295 million.]]> 2021-02-09 21:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184729000 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184729391 China is the country that produces the most apples worldwide. In the 2019/2020 crop year, they produced around 41 million metric tons of apples.]]> 2021-02-09 21:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184729391 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184737666 East Asia is the country that produces the most apples worldwide, considering that the country that produces the most apples yearly, China, is located in East Asia.]]> 2021-02-09 21:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184737666 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184748963 2021-02-09 21:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184748963 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184788702 2021-02-09 21:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184788702 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184791834 Most apples are transported to stores in either fiberboard boxes, loose-packed, on molded trays, or in polyethylene bags. To help protect the packages from extreme weather or damage, the boxes are stacked tightly together in a pattern that restricts contact with floors and walls.]]> 2021-02-09 21:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184791834 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184805128 To help control the costs of apples and to help maintain their  freshness, the apples are moved from the storage facilities into the  stores as fast as possible – usually within a day or less.]]> 2021-02-09 21:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184805128 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184811568 2021-02-09 21:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184811568 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184816086 The Corcoran Ranch is located in Ramona, California and is about 15.4 miles away from where I live. ]]> 2021-02-09 21:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184816086 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184816963 The California Fruit Company is located in San Diego, California and is about 14.2 miles away from where I live. ]]> 2021-02-09 21:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184816963 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184818197 The Apple Starr Orchard is located in Julian, California and is about 28.3 miles away from where I live. ]]> 2021-02-09 21:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184818197 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184819838 The Volcan Valley Apple Farm is located in Julian, California and is about 28.5 miles away from where I live.]]> 2021-02-09 21:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184819838 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184838147 2021-02-09 21:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184838147 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184841032 Some factors that contribute to the production and consumption of apples include new varieties of apples, the rise of yearly incomes, the production expansion, products that better meet the lifestyle choices of the consumer and the increase in awareness of including fruit in your daily diet to stay healthy. ]]> 2021-02-09 21:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184841032 3545912 https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184848192 2021-02-09 21:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/3545912/vd7t727ejgo6lwcr/wish/1184848192