After a long-held reign at number 1, the Red Delicious apple has officially been bumped from its top slot as America's favorite apple. According to USA Today, the Gala apple has taken its place.
This projection comes from the U.S. Apple Association, which predicts there will be 52.4 million Gala apples grown in the United States this year. Contrastingly, there will be about 51.7 million Red Delicious apples.
The Apple Association attributes this exciting news (the Red Delicious apple held top slot for more than 50 years!) to customers liking the "taste, texture and sweetness," of Gala apples.
Granny Smith, Fuji, and Honeycrisp take the third, fourth, and fifth places, respectively. Why McIntosh apples aren't even in the top five, I don't know, but then again, I am the person bringing you the apple news, I'm not the person making it.
