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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