APPLE
NAME |
Flavor &
Texture |
Eating |
Salads |
Sauce |
Pies |
Baking |
Freezing |
Characteristics |
Ginger
Gold |
Tart and
Crisp |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Fair |
Fair |
Not
recommended |
Not
recommended |
Greenish-yellow with a smooth finish |
Gala |
Sweet and
firm |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Not
recommended |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Slices |
Similar to golden delicious in flavor with 50% and more red color with a yellow background |
McIntosh |
Spicy and
tender |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Sauce |
40% red color, white flesh, flat-shaped apple |
Cortland |
Spicy and tender |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Not
recommended |
Red, flat-shaped apple with white flesh, which remains when sliced |
Jonathan |
Tart and
spicy |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Slices |
80% and more red color on light green background |
Jonagold |
Sweet and
tangy |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Not
recommended |
Light red color over yellow background |
Empire |
Crisp, sweet
and tart |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Sauce |
Similar to McIntosh but firmer with more red color on a green background |
Red
Delicious |
Sweet and
rich |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Not
recommended |
Fair |
Good |
Not
recommended |
90% and more red color with a slightly elongated appearance |
Golden
Delicious |
Rich and
Semi-firm |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Slices and Sauce |
Pale green to light yellow apple with slight russeting |
Melrose |
Crisp and
mild |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Slices and Sauce |
50% red color on rough skinned green-to-yellow background |
Idared |
Mildly tart
and firm |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Red color apple |
Law
Rome |
Mild and
firm |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Slices |
90% and more red color with slight speckling on skin. Excellent storage apple |
Winesapp |
Spicy and
firm |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Slices and Sauce |
70% red color on rough skin surface. An excellent storage apple |
Fuji |
Sweet and
hard |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Not
recommended |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Slices |
Light green to burnt orange appearance. Juicy apple; stores well |
Granny
Smith |
Tart and
hard |
Fair |
Excellent |
Fair |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Slices |
Pale green tart, sweet apple with a red blushed cheek |