Might be related to the childhood preference for sweet foods - apparently Red Delicious has high amounts of sugar, relative to other apple varieties. For exampl

Might be related to the childhood preference for sweet foods - apparently Red Delicious has high amounts of sugar, relative to other apple varieties. For example, 14.8% sugar for "Early Red" variety[1], vs 10.4% average over all kinds[2]. Maybe this is enough to explain it? [1]. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/49591548_Compositional_Characteristics_of_Fruits_of_several_Apple_(Malus_domestica_Borkh.)_Cultivars/links/0deec51e784d64eb92000000 http://www.researchgate.net/publication/49591548_Composition... [2]. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+apple http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+apple