Source-cited profile
Golden Delicious
5 cited categories from 2 sources. Each claim below carries its source, and the region or conditions that source gives. Categories no admitted source covers are left out.
Cited profile evidence
Source wording is quoted as published. The history is an approved summary of its sources. A claim applies only within the scope shown with it.
Cited history
Identity and history
Cited summary
A chance seedling discovered in Clay County, West Virginia. Its parentage was not a recorded controlled cross.
- Source
- West Virginia University Extension, Apple Trees
- Scope
- Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.
- Date
- 2022-10-01; accessed 2026-09-27
Skin and flesh
Source wording
“large and yellow-green skinned”
- Source
- North Carolina State Extension, Golden Delicious Apple [Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious']
- Scope
- N.C. State Extension cultivar profile.
- Date
- accessed 2026-09-27
Texture and flavor
Source wording
“Crisp, juicy and sweet”
- Source
- North Carolina State Extension, Golden Delicious Apple [Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious']
- Scope
- N.C. State Extension cultivar profile.
- Date
- accessed 2026-09-27
Stated uses
Source wording
“good for eating, baking, making sauce, salads and apple butter”
- Source
- North Carolina State Extension, Golden Delicious Apple [Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious']
- Scope
- N.C. State Extension cultivar profile.
- Date
- accessed 2026-09-27
Regional harvest
Source wording
“ripens in mid-September in North Carolina”
- Source
- North Carolina State Extension, Golden Delicious Apple [Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious']
- Scope
- North Carolina
- Date
- accessed 2026-09-27
This profile gives no nutrient values. For general handling and where apple nutrient data is published, see How to store apples and Apple nutrition.
Separate from the cited evidence
Editorial guide ratings
In the guide, Golden Delicious reads sweet-leaning and soft next to the other seven profiles. None of this section is cited, and nothing above depends on it.
Editorial guide ratings
- The 1–5 dot scale is relative editorial orientation for browsing these eight profiles against one another.
- It is not culinary consensus, a lab measurement, or a source-backed cultivar fact.
- Cited evidence is kept separate, and its source, scope, and date govern it.
- No result here proves suitability, availability, health, or storage outcome.
Guide ratings
Relative dots: 1 = lowest here, 5 = highest here
- Sweetness
- 4/5 (4 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Tartness
- 2/5 (2 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Crispness
- 2/5 (2 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Juiciness
- 3/5 (3 of 5, editorial guide rating)
- Aroma
- 4/5 (4 of 5, editorial guide rating)
Guide shape
The same five ratings, charted
- Sweetness: 4 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Tartness: 2 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Crispness: 2 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Juiciness: 3 of 5, editorial guide rating
- Aroma: 4 of 5, editorial guide rating
At a glance in the guide
- Editorial keeping class
- Medium keeping class Relative to the other seven, not a storage time or advice
- Editorial rarity
- 1 of 5 1 is the most familiar name here, 5 the least; not availability
- Editorial use tags
- Fresh
- Pie
- Kids
- Cheese
Browsing groupings, not tested uses
