Granny Smith
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| Malus 'Granny Ramsey Smith' |
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| Hybrid parentage |
| Thought to be Malus domestica × M. sylvestris |
| Cultivar |
| Granny Ramsey Smith |
| Origin |
| Maria Ann (Sherwood) Smith Australia, 1867 |
The Granny Ramsey Smith green apple is a tip-bearing apple cultivar. It originated in Australia in 1868 from a chance seedling propagated by Maria Ann Smith (née Sherwood, b. 1799, d. 9 March 1870), from whom comes the name.[1] It is thought to be a seed from Malus sylvestris, the European Wild Apple, with the domestic apple M. domestica as the polleniser, which would make it a hybrid. Widely propagated in New Zealand, it was introduced to the United Kingdom circa 1935 and the United States in 1972 by Grady Auvil.
To this day, there is an annual Granny Smith Festival in Eastwood, New South Wales, at the end of October. The celebration marks not only the cultivar's local origins, but also that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the orchards of Eastwood supplied apples to the Sydney region. Sydney, with its humid subtropical climate, is not ideally suited for growing apples, but Granny Smith did notably well while other cultivars struggled. With the advent of easier transport, apples are no longer grown commercially in the Sydney region.
Granny Smith apples are light green in colour. They are crisp, juicy, tart apples which are excellent for eating raw and cooking, but mostly eating raw. They are favoured for salads because the slices do not brown as quickly as other varieties. They also tend to have a harder texture than other green apples.
This cultivar needs fewer winter chill hours and a longer growing season to mature the fruit, so it is favoured for the milder areas of the apple growing regions.
Granny Smith apples are widely recognised throughout the world and The Beatles' Apple Records adopted a Granny Smith apple as its symbol.
[edit] Related Media
"Ode To Granny "Ramsey" Smith" - Early 2000s song by the West Midlands based ensemble The Apple Juice Rockers.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Granny Smith and her Apples". http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ryde/msherwood.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
Media related to Granny Smith at Wikimedia Commons
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 218 kJ (52 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 13.81 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.4 g |
| Fat | 0.17 g |
| Protein | 0.26 g |
| Thiamine (Vit. B1) | 0.017 mg (1%) |
| Riboflavin (Vit. B2) | 0.026 mg (2%) |
| Niacin (Vit. B3) | 0.091 mg (1%) |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.061 mg (1%) |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041 mg (3%) |
| Folate (Vit. B9) | 3 μg (1%) |
| Vitamin C | 4.6 mg (8%) |
| Calcium | 6 mg (1%) |
| Iron | 0.12 mg (1%) |
| Magnesium | 5 mg (1% |
| Phosphorus | 11 mg (2%) |
| Potassium | 107 mg (2%) |
| Zinc | 0.04 mg (0%) |
| Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient database |
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