Why would one apple-type brown faster than another?

Subject: Why would one apple-type brown faster than another?

Date: Sun Jan 17 22:16:07 1999
Posted by Jessica Starr
Grade level: 4-6
School: Sutter Elementry
City: Santa Clara State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 916632967.Ch

Message:


My dad tells me the browning is due to oxidation, but what
would cause some apples to brown faster?

On your site, I found that "Apples contain a chemical that 
reacts with oxygen in the air."  What chemical is this?

Thank you!

-Jessica

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