Curious what the most popular apples of 2020? The best way to decide popularity is by looking at the sales of apples in the US. This way subjective opinions cannot get in the way of facts. The list is based on percentage on sales in the US for 2020. Without further ado, here are the top 8 most popular apples in the US.
8. McIntosh (8th Most Popular Apples of 2020)
Coming in at number 8 on the most popular apples of 2020 is the McIntosh Apple, and not the Apple Macintosh laptop. This apple makes up only 2% of apple sales in the US. Because its availability is restricted by the seasons. In addition, when it comes to apple selection at the super market this apple is often overlooked by the more brightly colored Gala. Honeycrisp etc. As a result, the more popular apples are pick over it thus lowering demand.
The McIntosh Apple has red and green skin with a medium tartness. It grows mainly in the U.S, Canada and eastern Europe. It is a general purpose apple for eating and cooking. Fun fact the Mac laptops from Apple Inc had their name inspired from this apple.
7. Golden Delicious
Next on the list of most popular apples in 2020 is the Golden Delicious. The ranking of the Golden Delicious Apple is always a surprise for me, because it has the optimal apple bite. That is, the combination between tartness, crisp, sweetness, and juiciness all together.
The main competitor to the Golden Delicious in eating experience is the Gala Apple, it has better bite depending on perspective. But they are very close in flavor.
Golden Delicious is a yellow/gold apple with very subtle dark spots, it has a low tartness, and high crisp. It is one of the best bites next to the Gala apple. Golden Delicious apples grow in the northern hemisphere and are available all year round.
6. Pink Lady (6th Most Popular apple)
Pink Lady or Cripps Apple is an apple on the rise, it has huge potential on the cooking side. But generally has issues with consumers when it comes it raw eating. This apple does work great for salads, and add ones in other dishes. Yet, that makes its an accessory fruit and not the main character. The fact is, Pink Lady apples is very similar to the Honeycrisp but has a very high tartness, and lower juiciness.
Pink Lady is a red/pink color with green stripes. It has a very high tartness, and high sweetness. Pink Lady apples can grow in both the northern hemisphere (September/October) and southern hemisphere (March/April). Giving this apple a great selection all year round which helped with its success.
5. Red Delicious
The Red Delicious Apple still managed to make the top 8 list based from sales. But this trend will not continue. The fact is there are just better apples to decide from in apple section at any supermarket. The taste quality is too low to maintain the sales volume and should fall off the top 8 in the future.
Red Delicious is mainly a dark red and subtle white spot, it has a medium crisp and low sweetness. Red Delicious apples grow mainly in Washington State, but can grow in similar climates. However, the apple has been on decline and other more popular apples are picked to grow instead. The apple is notorious for its name meaning the complete opposite for how it tastes.
4. Granny Smith
Coming in at number four is the famous Granny Smith apple with 10% of apple sales in 2020. These are the standard cooking apples because of the way it retains moisture, and used a great deal in cider making.
Granny Smith is a bright green apple with white spots, it has a very high tartness, and low juiciness. It’s origins come from Australia, where the apple was discovered and not invented. The name comes from the person that discovered the apple, Maria Ann Smith. Its known as one of the best cooking apples in the world.
3. Fuji (3rd Most Popular Apples)
The tried and true Fuji Apple coming in at number makes sense, its the apple that is selected when the Gala’s or Honeycrisp’s are sold out or a bad batch. These apples are great at room temperature, and will always be a favorite of someone.
Fuji apple is mainly red with streaks of light green, it has low tartness, high crisp. Fuji apples grow mainly in Japan, China, California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Washington, and Washington State.
2. Gala
The second most popular apples of 2020 is the Gala Apple. Which is a surprise because it was beat out by the Honeycrisp apple by a decent margin. Gala apple is a staple in terms of apple eating, it has one of the best, if not the best bite when it comes to raw eating. I would expect Gala and Honeycrisp to battle it out for the number one spot next year.
Gala is mainly red and little yellow skin with high sweetness, and medium-low juiciness. Gala apples are one of the best bite combinations in the world. In addition, the apple is known for its sports, or mutations. That is, inventors use the Gala apple as a canvas for creating new apple varieties.
1. Honeycrisp (The Most Popular apples of 2020)
Honeycrisp Apple is the most popular apple in 2020. The unique combination of sweetness, crisp and wide availability has made this apple a huge hit in all supermarkets. It’s really an amazing apple with its taste, bite, and the marking used with it is prefect.
Honeycrisp apples have red and yellow skin with high crisp and high sweetness. It grows mainly in the northeastern U.S. It is the state fruit of Minnesota.
Next comparing the sales of these apples in the chart below we can see the impact of each.
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