Apple Varieties and their Best Uses

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
Gala Sweet, Crisp Excellent Good Good Good
Jonagold Sweet-Tart, Crisp Excellent Very Good Excellent Very Good
McIntosh Tart, Tender Good Good Very Good Poor
Gravenstein Sweet-Tart, Crisp Very Good Very Good Excellent Fair