Description
Monty’s Surprise apple Facts
The chemical analysis of over 250 apple varieties has identified this unique New Zealand seedling – the Monty’s Surprise apple. Testing conducted at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Strasbourg (2007 & 2008) and Food Science Australia (part of CSIRO) on this variety has shown its potent effectiveness in assisting the human body to fight disease. We believe that this is currently the best apple available to help support the body’s immune system and to reduce the incidence of disease.
Comparison: Quercetin flavonoid levels in fruit:
VARIETY | SKIN mg/cm2 | FLESH mg/g fruit weight |
Dwarf Monty’s Surprise | 0.4 | 0.02 |
Pacific Rose apple (Gala x Splendour) | 0.11 | 0.0041 |
Grape Red | 0.0053 | |
Grape Fruit yellow | 0.005 | |
Grape Fruit pink | 0.0033 | |
Blood orange | 0 | |
Blueberry | 0.14 |
Comparison: Procyanidins (strong anti-oxidants) levels in fruit:
VARIETY | SKIN mg/cm2 | FLESH mg/g fruit weight |
Monty’s Surprise apple | 0.7 | 0.14 |
Pacific Rose apple (Gala x Splendour) | 0.23 | 0.3 |
Grape Red | 0.0004 | |
Grape Fruit yellow | 0 | |
Grape Fruit pink | 0 | |
Blood orange | 0.054 | |
Blueberry | 0.05 |
Source: https://heritagefoodcrops.org.nz/montys-surprise (Scientific research completed by Central Trees Crop Research New Zealand, French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Strasbourg and CSIRO Australia)