| NAME |
INTRODUCED |
DESCRIPTION |
| Fuji |
1962 |
Sweet and juicy, firm, red skin |
| Granny Smith |
1868 |
Moderately sweet, crisp flesh, green skin |
| Jonathan |
1820s |
Tart flesh, crisp, juicy, bright red on yellow skin |
| McIntosh |
1870 |
Juicy, sweet, pinkish-white flesh, red skin |
| Newton Pippin |
1700s |
Sweet-tart flesh, crisp, greenish-yellow skin |
| Rhode Island Greening |
1600s |
Very tart, distinctively flavored, green skin |
| Rome Beauty |
1820s |
Mildly tart, crisp, greenish-white flesh, thick skin |
| Winesap |
late 1700s |
Firm, very juicy, sweet-sour flavor, red skin |
1 pound of apples = 2 large, 3 medium, or 4 to 5 small apples
1 pound of apples = 3 cups peeled and sliced apples
An average apple contains:
- 80 calories
- 18 g carbohydrates
- 5 g fiber
- 170 mg potassium
- 1/2 g fat
- 0 cholesterol
- 0 sodium
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