| Apple Variety | 
Image | 
Description | 
Flavor & Texture | 
Category, useful for | 
| Braeburn | 
  | 
Red with lighter flecks and a green atinge aroud the stem; yellow flesh. | 
Sweet, slightly tangy, juicy and crisp | 
All-purpose | 
| Cortland | 
   | 
Red with bright green patches; white flesh that doesn't turn brown quickly. | 
Sweet, juuicy and tender | 
All-purpose | 
| Empire | 
   | 
Red with lighter flecks and yellowish green patches; cream colored flesh | 
Sweet-tart, juicy and very crisp, also can turn mushy.  | 
All-purpose  | 
| Fuji | 
   | 
Red with yellow and green mottling; crem-colored flesh | 
 Sweet, juicy and fairly crisp. | 
 Eating | 
| Gala | 
   | 
Red with gold mottling; light yellow flesh. | 
 Mild,sweet and crisp. | 
 Eating | 
| Golden Delicious | 
   | 
 Greenish gold skin, sometimes with a little pink; light yellow flesh. | 
 Full-flavored, sweet-tart, juicy and crisp. | 
 All-purpose | 
| Granny Smith | 
   | 
 Green with light flecks; white flesh. | 
Tart to sweet-tart, juuicy and very crisp; holds shape well when cooked.  | 
 All-purpose | 
| Ida Red | 
   | 
Large and brilliant red; ligt green flesh with a touch of pink. | 
Sweet, juicy an firm; holds shape well wehn cooked.  | 
Cooking  | 
| Jonagold | 
   | 
Red with a golden-yellow flecks and streaks of green; light yellow flesh. | 
Very sweet, juuicy and crisp; better than Golden Delicious but harder to find. | 
All-purpose  | 
| Jonathan | 
   | 
Red with some bright yellow streaks; off-white flesh. | 
 Sweet-tart with a bit of spice, juicy and crisp; does not bake whole very well.  | 
All-purpose  | 
| Macoun | 
  | 
 A New England favorite; red with green patche andmottling; white flesh; available late fall only. | 
Very sweet, juicy and tender.  | 
Eating | 
| McIntosh | 
  | 
 Bright red with green patches; off white flesh. | 
Sweet and crisp when very fresh; becomes mushy quickly.  | 
All-purpose  | 
| Pink Lady | 
  | 
 Rosy ink and golden yellow; white flesh that doesn't turn brown quickly. | 
Sweet-tart, juicy and very crisp; lots of flavor.  | 
 All-purpose | 
| Red Delicious | 
  | 
 The most common but ost often mealy; dark red,; off-white flesh. | 
Sweet but not complex, often mealy.  | 
 Eating | 
| Rome | 
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 Bright red and round; greenish-hued flesh. | 
Mildly tart and tender.  | 
 Cooking |