Grāpple

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

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]}

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• Official website

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