Red Delicious Apple

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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for Delicious (Red Delicious) apples (air storage). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Delicious is sensitive to elevated carbon dioxide and needs a scald inhibitor. Produces significant ethylene: store apart from ethylene-sensitive produce. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); USDA SR Legacy, FDC 171688, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 52 kcal; Protein: 0.26 g; Fat: 0.17 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 13.81 g; Dietary fiber: 2.4 g; Vitamin C: 4.6 mg; Folate: 3 µg; Total sugars: 10.39 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.