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Why The 'Fresh' Apples In Grocery Stores May Not Be As Fresh As You Think

Apple harvest season only comes once a year during the fall, so why is it that you can get apples year-round? Of course, apples are imported from countries like Chile or France when not in season in the U.S. — but still, you'll notice a "Grown in Washington" sticker on a Granny Smith apple in the middle of spring. This doesn't mean there are apple varieties with different harvest times. Produce has a storage secret that allows apples to stay good for up to a year.

While traditional cold storage, like standard refrigeration, seems like the logical way to store apples for longer, it takes a slightly more complex method to keep them good for up to a year. First commercialized in the 1950s, controlled atmosp

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