Golden Delicious Apple

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Nutrition (per 100 g)

Calories: 52
Protein (g): 0.3
Fat (g): 0.2
Carbs (g): 13.8
Fiber (g): 2.4
Sodium (mg): 1

Values reflect raw apple with skin; varietal differences are minor. Carbohydrates are mostly natural sugars, with minimal fat and protein.

Storage

Room temp: up to 5 days
Refrigerated: up to 30 days
Frozen: up to 240 days

Golden Delicious apple is a medium to large yellow-skinned apple with thin skin and pale, fine-grained flesh. It tastes sweet with low acidity and a light honeyed aroma, stays crisp when freshly harvested, and softens with long storage. Versatile in the kitchen, it suits pies, tarts, salads, and applesauce, and is commonly sold loose or bagged.

Originating as a chance seedling in early 20th-century West Virginia, it became a major American cultivar and progenitor of several modern apples. It spread across North America and Europe, thriving in commercial orchards for both fresh-market and baking uses.