Types of Apples
Yellow, Green, or Red- There’s an Apple to Turn Your Head
The apple encompasses a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, textures, and flavors. Sweet or sour, there is sure to be an apple that makes your taste buds sizzle. Here are some of the most popular and well-known species.
Probably the most common type of apple is the Granny Smith. Green in color, crisp in texture, Granny Smiths are easy to find any time of year. Uses include these apples baked into pies, tossed in salads, frozen for over six months or eaten fresh.
Not far away on the color wheel are yellow apples. The Golden Delicious variety is the most common in this group. Golden Declious apples taste sweet and mild; they are a perfect choice for baking a pie certain to whet America’s appetite. These apples can also be used in sauces, salads and as a quick, healthy snack. While they are a firm fruit, be careful- they bruise easily.
Red is probably the first color that comes to mind when visualizing an apple; thus, making this category full of more well known varieties. The four most popular red apples include Fuji, Jonathan, McIntosh, and Red Delicious.
Fuji are remarkably sweet in taste and can be used in a variety of means, including freezing them for future recipes.
Jonathan apples may be the most common household apple in the red category. They are dramatic in appearance, with their deep, vivid hues enticing you to take a bite and relish in their juicy tartness.
Undertones of green identify the red apple named McIntosh. McIntosh provide consumers with a spicier slice of the cored fruit with their nose tingling aroma.
Finally, Red Delicious apples round out the most well known of the red apple group. Very tasty in salads or as snacks, these apples are noticeably tall with a mild flavor.
Even though the apple is a common fruit, these fruits are as diverse as the people who eat them. Depending on taste preferences, you should easily be able to find one to satisfy even the pickiest eaters. Think about apples when looking for a healthy snack and you might get a healthy glow in the process.