I saw another label that said 19 grams of sugar per apple. So there is variability. At any rate, even 3.5 apples is not “enormous” in my book.

I think you are directionally correct on this, but I would challenge “enormous.” The sugar in a 12 oz soda is less than two apples , and a little more than two oranges. That’s more than most people eat as a serving, but not enormous imo.