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These Apple Varieties Stay White and Don't Brown When Sliced!

These Apple Varieties Stay White and Don't Brown When Sliced!

When an apple is cut, the flesh inside is first exposed to oxygen, which caused chemical changes that make the flesh start to brown.  See this page for more about the scientific reasons why apples brown when slices. If you would like to choose a variety of apple that resists this browning, there is good news; there are a variety available.

Apple varieties that naturally resist browning, in alphabetical order

Name	Typical Ripening Date Dates are approximate and vary CONSIDERABLY with weather, location and more!	Eating fresh	Cooking	Apple Sauce	Apple Pie	Apple Juice	Apple Butter	Notes
Ambrosia	mid to late September	X	X	good	X	X	X	Should Refrigerate
Arctic Apple Both yellow and Granny Smith variants	mid to late September	X						This is a genetically modified apple (it was modified to remove the phenols). NOTE: you don't need GMO to have a non-browning apple; There are plenty of other non-browning apples that are non-GM/GE)
Cameo	early to mid October	Very good	X	Very good	X		X
Cortland	mid to late September	X		X	X	X	X	cross between McIntosh and Ben Davis apples
Empire	mid-August through September	X	X	X	X			A McIntosh type apple (cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious) with a long shelf life.  Aromatic and crisp with creamy white juicy flesh, sweet and tart
Gala	mid August to early September	Very good		BEST		X	X	Extra-sweet, soft and juicy flesh. Must refrigerate; even then only keeps for a few weeks
Ginger Gold	August	Very good	X	Very good	X		X	very crisp, sweet and tart.
Goldrush	mid to late September	X	X	Very good	X	X	X	Tart, strong aroma flavor, should Refrigerate
Opal	mid to late October	X	X			X
Shizuka	Late September to early October	X	X	X	X	X	X
Snowsweet	Late September, 2 weeks after HoneyCrisp	X		X	X	X	X	Good

Note about Arctic Apples:
Harvard University says: "some anti-GMO groups continue to protest the approval of Arctic apples, arguing that unforeseen consequences of the genetic alteration could impact safety. It's true that it's impossible to predict and disprove every possible consequence of a genetic change. But a recent review by the National Academies of Science that covers decades of published research found no convincing evidence that GE crops have negatively impacted human health or the environment. " 
Please spare me the hate mail: if you don't like it, just don't buy it. I don't intend to buy it either, there are plenty of non-GM apples and they're cheaper. That's how freedom works and I have zero tolerance for bullies.  But this is a fact-based list about apples that don't brown when sliced. If you want a debate, go read this blog or see this Harvard article on GMO apples