Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious is one of the most delicate apple varieties, and highly susceptible to bruising. They are pale green to yellow in colour and sometimes develop a bright pink blush if cool nights precede harvest.

Box Size – 4 kg (20-30 pcs)

Golden Delicious apples are pale green to golden yellow in color and speckled with small lenticels (spots).

Exterior: Pale green to yellow, sometimes with a bright pink blush if cool nights precede harvest

Interior: Fine and smooth, white to buff-coloured

Experience: Thin-skinned, consistently sweet and crisp, with a silky texture

fun facts

A thin skin makes Golden Delicious one of the best pie apples around.
Golden Delicious is one of the most delicate apple varieties, and is highly susceptible to bruising.

storage

Store unwashed apples in the coldest part of your refrigerator.
To store an entire box of apples, keep the box in a cool, dark place. Wrapping each apple in paper will provide additional protection and delay ripening.
Loose apples will last 6-8 weeks if refrigerated.

nutritional value

There are less than 100 calories in a medium-sized apple.
Apples are free of fat, sodium, and cholesterol.
That same medium-sized apple contains 4 grams of dietary fiber, which is 17% of the daily recommended value.
Crunching on an apple for fiber helps with digestion and may aid in losing weight.
One medium apple has 14% of your daily recommended value of vitamin C.
Antioxidants and phytochemicals in apples have been linked to helping prevent a number of chronic diseases, including Alzheimer’s, lung cancer, heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes and more.
Quercetin in the skin of an apple protects your brain cells.
Apples rank low on the Glycemic Index, which measures how rapidly carbohydrates in a food boost blood sugar.
Apples contain boron, a mineral that helps protect bones.
Your skin benefits when you eat apples, thanks to a few B vitamins and also vitamin C.