Choosing the right apple is not always easy. No matter if it is for cooking, eating, or growing it in your yard, choosing the right apple variety can be difficult.
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There are so many varieties of apples – over 3,000, which range from candy-sweet to mouth-puckeringly tart in they can vary in colors of gold, green, pink, and red. Below is a table to give you an inside of the most popular varieties and how to use them. Rome Beauty is the best choice for baked apples.
Apple | Characteristics | Best Uses |
| Arkansas Black | Crisp, juicy | Eating, sauce |
| Baldwin | Crisp, juicy | Baking, eating |
| Braeburn | Crisp, sweet/tart | Eating, sauce, pie |
| Bramley | Sweet tangy | Baking, sauce |
| Cortland | Fragrant, tangy | Salads, baking, sauce, eating |
| Empire | Super-crisp, sweet, juicy | Eating, salads |
| Fuji | Sweet, juicy | Eating |
| Gala | Crisp, flagrant, mildly tart | Eating, baking, sauce |
| Golden Delicious | Juicy, sweet | Sauce, baking, salads, eating |
| Granny Smith | Tart, crisp | Baking, eating |
| Gravenstein | Crisp, tart | Baking, sauce |
| Idared | Juicy, fragrant, tart | Baking |
| Jonagold | Tart, juicy, crisp | Eating, baking |
| Jonathan | Crisp, juicy | Eating, sauce, pie |
| Lady Apple | Juicy, intensely sweet | Eating, baking |
| Maepun | Firm, fragrant, very flavorful | Eating, baking |
| McIntosh | Tart, juicy, sllgh1ly spicy, very soft | Eating, sauce |
| Mutsu | Crisp, juicy | Eating |
| Northern Spy | Full-flavored, very firm | Baking, eating |
| Red Delicious | Crisp, mildly tart | Eating |
| Rome Beauty | Slightly tart, firm | Baking |
| Spartan | Well-balanced, sweet, tart | Eating |
| Winesap | Sweet juicy wtth a .slightly fermented, winey flavor | Eating, sauce |
Is Choosing the right apple difficult for you?
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