Whether you're baking a crisp or grabbing a healthy snack, these apple varieties bring the perfect texture and flavor every ...

Consider the fate of America’s favorite apple. It emerged from an Iowa orchard in 1880 as a round, blushed yellow fruit of surpassing sweetness. But like a figure in a TV makeover show, it was ...

The maligned Red Delicious apple once was Washington state’s No. 1 apple crop. To some, “Reds” had their taste bred out. But they’re still here, tied at No. 2.

Move over Red Delicious, America's got a new favorite apple 05:00. The long-running reign of the Red Delicious is coming to an end, and for some apple connoisseurs, it can't come soon enough.

Washington State's apple harvest, some 2.5 million tons, leads the nation, with new varieties coming online to replace the old standby, the Red Delicious.

The Red Delicious is the apple we foist on children to make ourselves feel better. My most formative encounters with the Red Delicious, like many people’s, took place during childhood.

Everyone's got a favorite variety of apple, but some of the juiciest, most flavorful apple varieties are ones you may have ...

After more than a half-century as America’s most-grown apple, the Red Delicious is on track to be ousted this year by a sweet, juicy, young upstart: the Gala. That’s according to the U.S ...

Red Delicious apple production is expected to tumble 10.7 percent to 51.7 million. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Consumers apparently like the Gala's "taste, texture and ...

“However, apples with darker red or purple skins, such as the red delicious apple, often have higher levels of antioxidants compared to those with lighter-colored skins,” Springer said.