Grāpple

Grāpple ( /ˈɡreɪpəl/ gray-pəl) is the registered brand name for a commercially marketed brand of Fuji or Gala apple that has been specially treated to make the flesh taste like a Concord grape.

Product Description

A Grāpple is created by infusing an apple with a concentrated solution of natural and artificial Concord grape flavor and water. This solution does not add additional sugars or caloric content, nor does it affect the nutritional value of a standard apple. All ingredients are USDA and FDA approved and the process has been licensed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.[1] Contrary to what the name implies, it is an externally flavored fruit product, not a true hybrid of two fruits.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Official Grapple Website". http://www.grapplefruits.com/index.html. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  2. ^ Wainwright, Martin (2004-12-24). "Apple and grape give birth to Grapple". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,2763,1379547,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29. "The Grāpple was patented two years ago in Washington state, nick-named apple country in the US, by a family of growers who have experimented with apple breeds for the past 98 years. Using a secret process, mature examples of the Washington State Extra Fancy Fuji apple are immersed for several days in a marinade which transforms their flavour to that of a Concord grape." 

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