APPLES

There are many more types of apples than you might guess. There are infact more than 7,000 varieties grown in the world.

New Zealand exported almost 330,000 tonnes of fresh apples during the year ended June 2000, earning $404.3 million. The quantity of apples exported has increased each year since 1997.

Braeburn and Royal Gala are our main export earners. In 2000, these two varieties represented over 70 percent of the total apples exported.

New Zealand Apple Season
New Zealand apples are harvested in February/March each year.

Vision Fruit Apple Varieties

Braeburn
Braeburn apples have a wonderful blend of tart and sweet flavours. They are aromatic, crisp and juicy.

Royal Gala
Royal Gala apples are medium in size and round to conic in shape. They are crisp with a sweet juice.

Granny Smith
Granny Smith apples are tart and crisp. They are excellent for salads and fresh eating. Their tangy flavour comes through when baked and sauteed.

Cox Orange (Pippin)
Flesh is yellow and firm. Cox's Orange are tender and very juicy, rich and decidedly aromatic.

Pacific Rose® (Scired)
Pacific Rose® (Scired) apples are medium size, full bright red colour with pronounced identical spots. The flesh is a dense cream colour, juicy with high sugar levels at harvest.

Pacific Rose® (sciros)
Pacific Rose® (Sciros) apples are medium to large fruit, with round elongated shape, very crispy, juicy flesh, sweet with some acidity.

Fuji
Fuji apples are sweet, mild, crisp and juicy. They are excellent when eaten fresh. They are also fine for cooking and they store well.

Southern Rose®
Southern Rose® apples are a beautiful full block red apple with red skin. Crisp and juicy with a contrasting white interior. Tangy, sweet flavour.

Southern Snap®
This round, dark red apple is harvested in the Gala season. Growers report it produces small fruit, is prone to russet, and is not productive.

Pink Lady®^A
Sweet - tart taste. Flesh is firm and crisp. Skin is pink blush over yellow. Good for eating out of hand and cooking. This is a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Lady William.

Gala
Gala apples are a heart shaped apple with a distinctive yellow-orange skin with red striping that are crisp and sweet in taste.

Pacific Beauty®
Pacific Beauty® apples have medium-thick skin, 50% pink to red block type foreground over green-yellow background with small lenticels, white-flesh, firm, juicy, with very good flavour.

Sundancer™
Sundancer™ apples are a heart shaped apple with orange blush over yellow coloured skin. They are harvested at a high brix which makes them crisp with a very sweet juice.

Golden Delicious
Golden delicious is a firm apple with white flesh they have a rich, mellow flavour.

Orin
Orin apples are oblong in shape and medium to large in size with a yellow-green colour and a strong skin. The sweet Orin is a sweet juicy, aromatic apple that is low in acid with a subtle pear-like flavour.

Selection Tips

To get the most enjoyment from your fruit basket, select apples that are bruise-free and firm to the touch. Look for good colour, (colour depends on the variety), flavourful taste, and pleasant smell.

Storage /Ripening

Refrigerate.
Continues to ripen after harvest.
To avoid discoloration, keep the surface of apples dry. Do not rinse until just before ready to use.

Apple Nutrition Benefits

• Saturated Fat Free
  
• Sodium Free
  
• Cholesterol Free
  
• Good Source of Fibre
  
• Fat Free

Health Benefits

• Reduce cancer-risk with more fruits & vegetables
  
• Reduce cancer-risk with high-fiber fruits & vegetables
  
• Reduce cancer risk by decreasing fat
  
• Reduce risk of coronary heart disease with high-fiber fruits & vegetables
  
• Reduce risk of coronary heart disease by decreasing saturated fat and cholesterol
  
• Reduce risk of hypertension by decreasing sodium
  

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