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How Many
Types of Apples are there?
There are over 7000 types of apple grown
throughout the world. There are too many types
to list so the following information provides
important facts, details and descriptions of some of the most
common and popular types of apple grown and produced
in different counties - including the color, shape,
size, texture and taste of the different types of apple. There are also
various pictures of types of apple for your reference.
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Braeburn Apple
Types: Blenheim Orange Apples - This
delicious English apple has a nutty flavor which makes it
suitable for eating either raw or cooked, it is ideal
for recipes such as apple crumble and apple charlotte.
The name of this British apple derives from its place of origin
- it was found growing in the gardens of Blenheim
Palace, England.
Types:
Braeburn Apples - The skin of
this apple is green in color, flushed with red. It is
smooth, crisp, sweet and delicious - medium in size and
perfect for eating raw. This apple requires lots of
daylight so it typically grows better south of the
equator.
Types:
Cox's Orange Pippin - This apple is yellow - green
with orange - red flushing. This is one of the most popular types of apple in the world as it is sweet
but a little acidic, delicious, juicy, suitable for
eating raw and baking - excellent for making apple
juice. |
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Cooking Apples
Types of
Cooking Apples - Some types of apple, often large in
size, are suitable only for cooking, although in some
countries they are eaten raw too. This apple is best for
baking and excellent to use for apple pie filling. Names
of popular cooking apple types include:
Types: Bramley's Seedling Apple large, green, acidic,
excellent for apple sauce and puree.
Grenadier Apple Firm yellow skin, acidic, juicy and
breaks down during cooking process.
Howgate Wonder Apple One of the biggest apples in
the world! Not great for cooking.
Reverend W.Wilkes Apple large, light green color,
acidic, keeps well, good for baking. |
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Royal Gala Apple
Types: Crab Apples - This is one of
the types used in apple drinks including cider. Its colorful bright skin can be shades of yellow, orange,
red or green. This small apple is not usually eaten raw
due to their strong sour taste and flavor. They are,
however, great for making jellies as this kind of apple
has a very high content of pectin.
Types: Crispin Apples
- This is a large apple with light yellow green
skin. It has firm skin with tasty white-cream flesh and has a fairly mild flavor; a nice,
juicy variety.
Types: Discovery Apples - This was
Great Britain's first commercially grown apple types. This is
a beautiful looking fruit as it has striking, shiny red
skin. The flesh and skin is very crisp and has a
fantastic taste. |
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Russet Apple (Variety of Christmas Apple)
Types: Empire Apples
- This apple originates from America. It has shiny, deep
red skin with juicy, crisp green flesh. This American
variety has a pleasant flavor and it is suitable for
eating raw and cooking.
Types: Egremont Russet Apples - The
Russet types are ideal for making apple juice as they
are very sweet. As you can see from the Russet apple
photo, they are different and unusual as these types are
golden russet, light orange to brown in color. This skin
in crisp and sweet. The water can evaporate from the
apple because the skin is porous and rough. This
increases the flavor of the apple which is quite nutty
with the Russet types. These types of fruit are suitable
for eating raw or cooking - a particularly good
apple to serve with different types of
cheese. The Egremonts are popular types of Russet. |
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Granny Smith Apple
Types: Gala Apples - This
apple originates from New Zealand. Its skin has varying
shades of yellow, orange and red. Royal Gala
apples are very similar to Galas despite their skin
being completely red. Gala apple is juicy, crisp,
sweet and a popular choice, ideal for children and ideal for cooking or eating fresh and raw
straight from the tree.
Types: Golden Delicious Apples
- This apple originated from America but is now grown
in many countries, its skin is green and
slightly speckled - fairly pale in color. A common
variety as it is sweet, juicy, mild, ideal for kids,
good for cooking or eating raw.
Granny Smith Apples - This apple
comes originates from Australia, it is very popular and
commonly recognized by its bright green skin which
yellows as the apple matures. Granny Smiths are firm,
crunchy, crisp, juicy and versatile as it can be cooked
or eaten raw. |
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Golden Delicious Apple
Types: Honeycrisp Apples - This
is an American apple which was developed by the
university of Minnesota. Its a nice eating apple as it
has a sweet, tart flavor with a crisp texture. Its skin
is red with some green flushing.
Types: Jazz Apples -
Also known as the Scifresh apple, this type originates
from New Zealand but it now grown in a variety of
countries across the world. It has a mixture of red and
green color skin and tastes similar to the Royal Gala.
Types: Jonathan Apples - This is a
small size apple which originates from North America.
This is one of the types which can be either eaten raw
or used for cooking. It has orange red colored skin with
nice, juicy, slightly acidic white flesh. |
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Types of Apples
- Picture of Pink Lady Apple
Types: Macoun Apples -
It originates from New York, America, considered one of the best eating apples in the world. It has
sweet, juicy, white flesh with lovely deep red skin.
Types: McIntosh Apples - This
apple originates from Canada and is widely grown
throughout North America. It has deep red, very shiny
skin which can be a little tough and waxy. The flesh is
a little soft and tastes wonderful.
Types: Pink Lady Apples - This medium
size apple has a wonderful taste, it originates from
Austrailia. They cost a little more than many other
available types, however, their delicious flavor
constitutes it! This is a sweet apple which makes an
ideal snack for anyone, particularly kids as they are
sweet but offer excellent nutritional value! The skin if
yellow green with bright red pink flushing. |
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Apple
Nutrition: Cooking with Different Types of Apples
Apples
are used in many
recipes across the world. Some of the
most popular dishes include apple sauce, salads such as
Waldorf salad, desserts, hot and cold puddings such as
baked apples, strudels, turnovers, cakes, pies, crumbles, tarts,
toffee apples, candied apples - whatever the occasion,
an apple recipe can be suitably used. This fruit makes an
excellent accompaniment to cheese, other fruits such as
cranberries and raisins, cinnamon and spices, poultry
such as chicken, red meats and vegetables.
Apples are
often used as part of the main Christmas or
Thanksgiving dinners. For more recipe ideas,
instructions and information about how to cook apples,
please see
apple recipes which are easy to follow and
provide instruction on how to puree, dry and bake
apples, as well as some of the most popular recipes to
make at home. |
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Health
experts and nutritionists believe that a well-balanced
diet that includes at least five portions of fruit and
vegetables per day will help to considerably improve our
lifestyles and ultimately extend our lives |
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