Apple - Characteristics of the main varieties of apples
Variety | Origin | Era | Look | Flavor |
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Two-tone | ||||
Beauty of Boskoop | North part | October-March | large, bumpy, thick skin, green-yellow washed with red, juicy flesh | sour, sweet |
Braeburn | South-east, South-west, Loire Valley | november-april | medium, slightly streaky skin, brick red, very firm flesh | tangy |
cox's orange pippin | North, England, Belgium, Holland | late September-early November | small to medium, greenish yellow and red, yellowish flesh, firm texture | juicy, slightly tart |
Elstar | Loire Valley, North | August-March | thick, flattened skin, golden yellow streaked with orange, light yellow flesh, juicy | slightly sweet, very sour |
Fuji | Southeast, Southwest | January June | medium to large, red to green skin, cream flesh with hints of gold and green, very juicy | sweet and sour |
Gala | South-East, South-West, Loire Valley | Aug.-February | medium, smooth skin, flamed yellow, red, beige and yellow-green flesh | very sweet, low acid |
Gloster | Midi, Loire Valley, North, South-West | late September-early December | quite large, dark red on a yellow background, fine and crunchy, juicy | sweet |
Idared | Loire Valley, North | mid-January-mid-June | large, thick skin, yellow background streaked with orange-red, white beige flesh | sweet, a little salty |
jonagold | Loire Valley, North | october-june | large to very large, smooth skin, yellow-green washed with orange-red, tender white flesh | a little salty |
Jubilee (delgollune) | Val de Loire | late September-January | large, streaked scarlet red with some yellow-green, fine texture | crunchy, sweet |
Melrose | Val de Loire | late September-early March | large, thick skin, dark red on a green to pale yellow background, flesh ivory, juicy | very fresh, sweet and sour |
Pink Lady® | South-East, South-West, Loire Valley | November-May | medium, two-tone, pink evolving into red and green, crunchy and juicy | sweet and sour |
Reinette Queen | South-East, South-West, Loire Valley | late August-late October | small to medium, rough skin, orange-red yellow, grainy beige flesh | a little sweet, sour |
Wheat beer | ||||
Calville white | Europe | October November | Big, conical, very ribbed, crinkled eye bowl, tender white flesh, juicy | sweet |
gray | ||||
gray pippin | Loire Valley, North, Southwest, Canada | November-March | medium to very large, very thick skin, gray brown to golden green, flesh yellow-green, ivory white, crunchy | sweet, sour |
Golden yellow | ||||
Bellechard Chanteclerc® | Loire Valley, South-West | october-june | golden yellow, a little rough, rustic in appearance, tender and juicy flesh | balanced |
golden delicious | South-East, South-West, Loire Valley, Limousin | all year | fairly large, smooth skin, yellow-green, yellow flesh, crunchy, juicy | fine, quite sweet, slightly tart |
tramp pippin | Val de Loire | september-january | small to medium, greenish yellow | maintenance |
Pippin of Le Mans | Val de Loire | mid-October-January | small to medium, yellow | sweetish |
Temptation ® | Loire Valley, South-West | December to April | yellow with a hint of pink, crisp and juicy flesh | fragrant and sweet |
Red | ||||
Ariane | Loire Valley, South-East | october-june | small size, chewable crisp, juicy | sour and sweet |
Maggy® | South-East, South-West, Loire Valley | September | medium, fine and crunchy red flesh marked with juicy white | slightly acidic sweet |
Starking | Southeast, Southwest, USA | end of September | large fruit, frustoconical in shape, shiny dark red, firm, juicy flesh | sweet, much appreciated |
red delicious | Southeast, Southwest | October-end of April | fairly large, tapered, thin skin, bright red, ruby to garnet, yellow-green to creamy flesh, juicy | sweet, slightly tart, mild |
Verte | ||||
granny smith | Southeast, Midi-Pyrenees, Loire Valley | mid-October-end of June | medium hard shiny green skin, shiny flesh, white yellow-green and pale yellow, juicy | very sour, slightly sweet |
Illustrated board of the main varieties of apples (in alphabetical order):
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