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Characteristics
Appearance:

A blush apple with deep red coloration over a yellow breaking background.
Texture & Firmness:

Crisp and snappy like Honeycrisp apples
Internal Character:

Creamy white
Flavor:

SweeTango apples are juicy and sweet with hints of fall spices and vibrant acidity
Shape:

Oblate to roundly oblate
Size:

Large

Uses:

SweeTango apples are excellent eaten fresh or tossed into salads

The SweeTango apple is the successor to the popular Honeycrisp apple variety and was first introduced to the marketplace in September 2009. SweeTango is part Honeycrisp, part Zestar and was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota.

SweeTango apples are brought to market by NextBigThing, a grower's cooperative which Stemilt is a member of. Stemilt has the rights to grow and market SweeTango apples in the western United States.

woman with SweeTango apple SweeTango is harvested in September. Look for SweeTango apples to pop up in more and more supermarkets as production increases!