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Apple Varieties and their Best Uses See Table below for Apple Varieties and their Best Uses |
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| Variety | Flavor, Texture | Fresh and Salads | Pie | Sauce | Baking (Whole) |
| Red Delicious | Sweet, Crisp | Excellent | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Golden Delicious | Sweet, Tender | Very Good | Excellent | Very Good | Very Good |
| Granny Smith | Tart, Crisp | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | Fair |
| Jonathan | Moderately Tart, Tender | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | Good |
| Rome Beauty | Slightly Tart, Firm | Good | Good | Good | Excellent |
| Winesap | Slightly Tart/Spicy, Firm | Very Good | Very Good | Good | Good |
| Criterion | Sweet/Complex, Crisp | Very Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Gala | Sweet, Crisp | Excellent | Good | Good | Good |
| Jonagold | Sweet-Tart, Crisp | Very Good | Very Good | Good | Very Good |
| Newtown Pippin | Slightly Tart, Firm | Very Good | Excellent | Very Good | Good |
| McIntosh | Tart, Tender | Good | Good | Very Good | Poor |
| Gravenstein | Sweet-Tart, Crisp | Very Good | Very Good | Excellent | Fair |