Huaniu (花牛), also known as Chinese Red Delicious is an

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originating from China. It is named after Huaniu town,

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, where it was first planted as a hybrid of 10 varieties of apple trees, including

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, Golden Delicious and

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in 1956. In 1965, Huaniu farmers sent two boxes of apples to

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to express their respect for him. Mao thanked the villagers, noting that he was very fond of the apple's taste. That same year, the apples were exported to

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. The name of the village of Huaniu was put on the box, and the apples were preferred over the US-imported

. Since then, Huaniu apples have been well known in China. The apple has a sweet taste comparable with Fuji apples. The apples have a soluble solid contents of 12.5-14%, sugar content of 1.86%, and malic acid content of 0.08%. It is nowadays grown in the southeast of Gansu province, around

and in Shanxi.

Black diamond

A variety of Huaniu apples called black diamond has a deep purple colour, owing to high

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influx and lower temperature at night at its locale,

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