![]() ![]() Instead it's fated to be juice or applesauce - for which growers get just a fraction of what they would be paid for a fresh apple. If an apple has any sort of blemish, it won't make it to the shiny pyramid in your grocery store. Turns out apple growing is a ruthless business obsessed with good looks. Schwallier turns an apple in his hands, showing how the russet can be just on part of the apple, or stretch all around it: "They eat just fine, but we throw them in the juice because they've got this defect." ![]() ![]() Then there is frost risk: If the temperature drops after the apples have started growing, they can develop a cosmetic defect called russeting - rusty brown splotches on the skin. If nights don't cool down enough for their pigment to fix in place, an apple that is supposed to turn red won't - ending up a murky pinkish-brown instead. Environment When The Weather Is Extreme, Is Climate Change To Blame?īut even in a good year, slowly rising temperatures make growing the food we eat more difficult.įor instance, too much heat can mess with an apple's color. ![]()
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