Grāpple

A four pack of Grāpples on a supermarket stand in S. San Francisco, United States.

Grāpple (/ˈɡreɪpəl/ GRAP-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 food-grade concentrated grape flavor (methyl anthranilate) and water in an attempt 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 USDA and FDA approved and the process has been 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "How Is A Grāpple® Brand Apple Made?".
  2. ↑ The product packaging includes the subtitle Say "Grape-L"
  3. ↑ "Official Grapple Website". Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  4. ↑ Wainwright, Martin (2004-12-24). "Apple and grape give birth to Grapple". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-05-29.


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