Since November 16th, apple farmers in Aomori have been posting and posting "100% honey apples" on SNS one after another.

It all started in Kuroishi, Aomori, and was posted by Barter, whose parents' house is an apple farmer, on November 16th. When he posted an apple containing 100% harvested honey, he received 130,000 retweets and 825,000 likes. In addition to receiving comments from overseas, there were reactions such as receiving comments.

The post also spread among apple farmers in Aomori. There was a farmer who used SNS etc. to say "I saw it three years ago" and "I had it in my house", but he said that he would throw it away without shipping it uniformly, and some of them said "Ginha". Some farmers wondered why sick apples buzz. "

Noriaki Fukuda of the Apple Research Institute, Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Center (Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture) said, "Silver leaf disease is caused by the formation of child bodies called purple urokotake on the cut edges of the bark, which literally causes the leaves to glow silver. It is an apple disease that occurs and causes symptoms such as "mitsu disease" that makes it easier for honey to enter. "

According to Mr. Fukuda, it is speculated that apple honey was first introduced to the market in the early 1965s. "I can't say that it was confirmed, but when I checked the materials of this center, there was a description that honey was mentioned for the first time in 1965. At first, it was negative that" (taste) was easily blurred and the storability was inferior. " It was an evaluation of "," says Fukuda.

In the 40's of the Showa era, the apple varieties that were in circulation became Starking and Fuji, which are called deli-type apples from Jonathan and Kokko. "Jonathan, which is hard to get honey, and Fuji, which is easy to get honey from Kunimitsu, have become representative varieties of apples, so it seems that honey has become a symbol of the deliciousness of apples among consumers," Fukuda said. Mr. On the other hand, many farmers do not welcome apple honey.

Mr. Fukuda said, "Apples are currently selected using machines such as optical sensors. If there is a lot of nectar, they will not last for a long time, so they will be shipped immediately, and apples with less nectar will be used for storage. Depending on the fruit, apples with honey will be distributed as apples that will be consumed from the end of the year to the beginning of the year. " "In Europe and the United States, apples with honey are treated as a physiological disorder because of their low storability."

Regarding the taste, Mr. Fukuda said, "There are individual differences in taste, so I can't make a clear mention, but according to a survey by the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, there is no difference in sugar content compared to those without honey, but ethyl esters, which are fragrance components. Because it contains a lot of, some people may find it delicious. "

At the Apple Research Institute, the index indicating the degree of apple honey content is divided into 5 levels from "0 to 4". Mr. Fukuda says, "100% honey apples like this one do not fit into any rank, so if you write it in a report etc., it will be treated as a special note."