APPLE VARIETIES AND QUALITIES

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Variety Flavor/ Texture Eating Salad Sauce Baking

Whole Pie Season

Red Delicious Sweet/Crisp Good Good Poor Poor Poor Year Round

Ambrosia Sweet / Low Acid Excellent Fair Good Fair Fair Sept - Nov

Granny Smith Slightly Tart / Firm Good Good Fair Good Good Year Round

McIntosh Slightly Tart / Juicy Good Fair Good Poor Fair Year Round

Golden Delicious Sweet / Tender Good Excellent Excellent Good Good Year Round

Gala Sweet / Crisp Good Good Excellent Good Good Year Round

Fuji Spicy Sweet / Crisp Good Good Good Fair Good Year Round

Cortland Sweet / Juicy Good Excellent Good Good Good Sept - Nov

Empire Juicy / Crisp Excellent Good Good Fair Fair Sept - Oct

Jazz Sweet / Tangy Good Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Nov - Dec

Rome Slightly Tart / Juicy Poor Fair Excellent Good Good Sept - Oct

Mutsu Slightly Tart / Juicy Poor Fair Good Good Good Oct - Nov

Paula Red Sweet / Firm Good Good Good Fair Fair Aug - Sept

Pippin Very Crisp / Tart Excellent Fair Excellent Poor Fair Winter

Jonigold Sweet / Crisp Excellent Excellent Good Good Good Sept - Dec

Jonathan Sweet / Tender Excellent Good Good Excellent Excellent Sept - Nov

Ida Red Juicy / Crisp Good Good Good Excellent Excellent Sept - Oct

Braeburn Sweet / Firm Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Year Round

Cameo Sweet / Crisp Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Oct - Dec

Northern Spy Tart / Firm Good Good Good Excellent Excellent Oct - Nov

Pink Lady Sweet / Crisp Good Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Sept - Jan

Jonamac Slightly Tart / Juicy Good Good Good Fair Poor Sept - Nov

Ginger Gold Sweet / Juicy Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Good Aug - Sept

Honey Crisp Sweet / Juicy Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Aug - Sept

Crimsen Crisp Sweet / Sharp / Extremely crisp

Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Sept - Oct

Variety Flavor/Texture Eating Salad Sauce Baking Whole Pie Season

Sweet - Tart and Crisp

Juicy flesh! Great

handheld snack!

Use great eating

apples that will hold

their color once siced

Use more 'mealy'

apples with robust flavor;

ability to break down

for sauce

Chose delicious,

rich in flavor, round, with

flesh that will hold shape

while baking

Great flovor with

sweet/tart flavor and

firmness yet fork tender

Apple Varieties and Uses

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