by Lorelei Cohen

Created on: January 09, 2009   Last Updated: October 24, 2011

If you are looking for the best apple that can be found, well which apple you choose will be based entirely on your tastes, and on the purpose for which you desire that apple. Virtually all of the 7500 varieties of fruit apples, have a very similar nutritional content, and this varies only slightly depending on the type or size of apple that you choose to consume.

A  medium apple (about a two and a half inches in diameter) regardless of it's species will have about 81 calories, 10 mg of calcium, 10 mg of phosphorous, 159 mg of potassium, 8 mg of vitamin C, 73 IU of vitamin A, 4mcg of folate, .25 mg of iron and have a zero salt content. This same apple will contain about 21 grams of carbohydrates and 4 grams of dietary fiber.

Many of the nutrients in an apple are found in the skin of the apple, or just under the skin, so don't peel your apple before eating it.

The best or most popular green apple is the Granny Smith apple. But as for the absolute very best apple out there? Well if you go by the statistics on the most commercially produced apple in the United States then you have your answer. With a whopping 62 million bushels being harvested in 2005 it is the Red Delicious apple that is the all out winner for being the most popular apple. It is the most produced apple in the USA which would make one conclude that it is also the most widely consumed apple in the USA.

Popular opinion from a number of reputable sites claim that the best cooking apples are ones selected from these varieties: Macintosh, Golden delicious,Granny Smith, Pippin, Baldwin, Braeburn, Cortland, Crispin, Fuji, Greening, Jonathan, Northern Spy, Rome Beauty, Russet, Stayman, and Winesap.

The best disease resistant apples are: Belmac, Britegold, Dayton, Enterprise, Freedom, Florina, Gold Rush, Jonafree, Liberty, Macfree, Mcshay, Moira, Murray, Nova Easygrow, Novamac, Novaspy, Prima, Primevere, Priscilla, Pristine, Redfree, Richelieu, Rouville, Sir Prize, Trent, William's Pride.

The best or top apple producing states within the United States are: Washington, New York, Michigan, Pensilvania, and California.

If you are purchasing apples grown in the state of Washington the very best apples are those that are labeled "Washington Extra Fancy".

The five best or top apple producing countries are: China, United States, Poland, Turkey, and Italy.

Which apple is the best tasting apple? Well only your taste buds can tell you that.

Which apple do I believe is the best apple? Well, I guess that I run with the more popular vote, because I like the Red Delicious best.

Oh and if you were looking for the best Apple laptop computer, well that will totally depend on the latest updates to the Apple computer lineup. The Apple computers may not be red but they are definitely of the Apple species.

Sources:

http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/hort/ g06026.htm

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/98-0 13.htm

http://www.almanac.com/food/bakingapples.php

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/nutrition.html

http://www.allaboutapples.com/facts.htm

http://www.bestapples.com/facts/facts_organic.shtml

http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/5_best_%E2%80 %94_and_5_worst_%E2%80%94_apple_notebooks_all_time_e ver

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