Apple Varities

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Some Apple Varieties
From: Cooking Light, October 2002
Variety Raw Cooked Best Application
Flavor Texture Flavor Texture Raw Cooked
Braeburn
bulletsweet
bulletspicy
bullettart
bulletcrisp
bulletslightly muted
bulletjuicy
bulletcrisp
 X X
Cameo
bulletcomplex
bulletdeep
bulletjuicy, hearty
bulletnot as good as raw
bulletjuicy
bulletholds texture well
 X X
Empire
bulletaromatic but slightly
bulletbland
bulletcrisp
bulletflat
bulletdoes not hold texture well
 X  
Fuji
bulletsweet
bulletciderlike
bulletcrisp
bulletflat
bulletdry
 X  
Gala
bulletvery sweet
bulletcrisp
bulletlemony
bulletcrunchy-chewy
 X  
Golden Delicious
bulletwildflower
bullethoney, grassy
bulletjuicy
bulletcloying
bulletsoft
 X  
Granny Smith
bulletvery tart
bulletlemony
bulletvery crisp
bulletmellowed tartness
bulletjuicy
bulletfirm
   X
Jonagold
bullettangy
bulletsweet
bulletgingery
bulletpearlilke
bulletflat
bulletsquishy
 X  
McIntosh
bulletwine-cherry
bulletold-fashioned apple
bulletflavor
bulleta bit mealy
bullethoney
bulletfalls apart
 X  
Pink Lady
bulletcomplex
bulletperfumy
bullettangy
bulletvery firm
bullettangy
bulletdry
bulletcrunchy
 X X
Red Delicious
bulletsugary with thick, bitter skin
bulletsemifirm
bulletsweet, flat
bulletmushy
 X  
Rome
bulletslightly sweet
bulleta bit dry
bulletvery sweet
bulletsoft
bulletcooks down a lot
   X

Other Varieties (from The Cook's Thesaurus)
Variety Raw Cooked
Elstar   X
Enterprise    
Gravenstein   X
Jonathan X  
Lady    
Macoun X  
Mutsu X X
Northern Spy   X
Pippin   X
Rhode Island Greening   X
Sierra Beauty X  
Southern Rose X  
Spartan X X
Sundowner X  
Winesap X  
York Imperial   X

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Last Edited on 02/01/2007