Apples are native to central and southeastern Europe, Central and Western Asia and Xinjiang in China. In Europe in 300 BC, M.P. Cato had recorded apple varieties. Later, the Romans began to cultivate and reproduce by grafting. In the 18th century, J.B. Montessori and T.A had used natural hybridization to select seedlings and gradually popularize their cultivation.

After the discovery of the New World in America, European immigrants introduced apples to the Americas and cultivated many new varieties in the Americas. During the Meiji Restoration era, Japan introduced apples from Europe and the United States. Since then, Oceania and Africa have also introduced apples.

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Apple is known as the "wisdom fruit" and "memory fruit". People have long discovered that eating more apples can improve memory and intelligence. Apples are not only rich in nutrients necessary for the brain such as sugar, vitamins and minerals, but more importantly, they are rich in zinc.

According to research, zinc is a component of many important enzymes in the human body and a key element in promoting growth and development. Zinc is also an essential element in the composition of nucleic acids and proteins that are closely related to memory. Zinc is also involved in the production of It is closely related to antibodies and improving human immunity.

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