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Dessert apple

A dessert apple is an apple intended mainly for fresh eating, with crisp, juicy flesh and variable skin colour, sweetness, tartness, and texture.

Dessert apple — illustrative ingredient image

About Dessert apple

A dessert apple is an apple intended primarily for eating fresh rather than for cooking. It is a firm, crisp fruit with thin edible skin and juicy flesh; skin colour, sweetness, tartness and texture vary considerably among the many cultivars sold for this use.

Dessert apples are sold whole and may also be cut or stored in chilled or packaged form. The name describes a use category rather than one particular variety, so it does not specify a single appearance or flavour. Fresh apples should not be conflated with cooked, dried or sweetened apple products.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Dessert apple

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Dessert apple nutrition & diet

Dessert apple nutritional value

Reference: Apple, dessert, flesh, raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
53kcal
Protein
0.3g
Carbs
10.7g
Fat
0.6g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Comparisons should distinguish fresh whole apples from peeled, cut, dried or cooked forms, which differ in edible portion and water content; cultivar can also affect composition.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — L17 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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