Biology:Grāpple
Grāpple (/ˈɡreɪpəl/ GRAYP-əl)[1][2] is the registered brand name for a commercially marketed brand of Fuji or Gala apple that has been soaked in a solution of concentrated grape flavor (methyl anthranilate) and water in order to make the flesh taste like a Concord grape. This solution does not add additional sugars or caloric content, nor does it affect the nutritional value of a standard apple.[1] All ingredients are approved by the US Department of Agriculture and the US Food and Drug Administration, with the production process licensed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.[3]
Contrary to what the name implies, it is an externally flavored fruit product, not a true hybrid of two fruits.[4] The company's use of plastic clampshell packaging has received criticism, notably from a March 2019 investigation by CBC Marketplace.[5] Grāpple's use of plastic packaging was voted the most egregious example of excessive consumer plastic packaging in a 2019 Canadian poll conducted by Marketplace.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "How Is A GrāpplePlus® Brand Apple Made?". http://www.grapplefruits.com/process.html.
- ↑ The product packaging includes the subtitle Say "Grape-L"
- ↑ "Official Grapple Website". http://www.grapplefruits.com/index.html.
- ↑ Wainwright, Martin (2004-12-24). "Apple and grape give birth to Grapple". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/food/Story/0,2763,1379547,00.html.
- ↑ CBC Marketplace (2019-04-05). "Are these the most over-packaged products?" (video). CBC News.
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