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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: Why Are White Grapes Called "white" When They Are Clearly Green ?
« on: 02/07/2019 16:53:56 »
I was looking around online and I found an answer. White grapes are so commonly called "green grapes" due to their appearance. They look green. Some people do not even know they are called "white grapes" at all! White grapes are green due to them being rooted from purple grapes. Without using all the jargon or technical words, white grapes mutate sometimes in two of their regulatory genes. When the grapes do not mutate, they become what we know as purple grapes. However, when they do mutate, they become green due to them losing lots of pigment. They have a lack of pigment. A lack of pigment can also be known as "white". Similarly, yellow-looking and even light-pink-looking grapes are classified as "white" grapes. In conclusion, white grapes are called "white", not due to their appearance, but due to them having a lesser amount of pigment than other grapes.
I know that I am not allowed to post links so I got this information from the Wikipedia grape page under the description, a commercial website called antiwinesnob under "What Color Grapes Make Red, White or Blush Wines?" under their "Wine Articles" tab, and a helpful Ralph Brew on a Quora page titled: "Why are green grapes called white grapes?".
I know that I am not allowed to post links so I got this information from the Wikipedia grape page under the description, a commercial website called antiwinesnob under "What Color Grapes Make Red, White or Blush Wines?" under their "Wine Articles" tab, and a helpful Ralph Brew on a Quora page titled: "Why are green grapes called white grapes?".