Apple

Malus

An apple is a fruit with a crisp or soft texture. Cooks use it raw, bake or stew it, and preserve it. It pairs with honey.

Plant-based
Gluten-free
No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Fruit
Part used: Fruit
Family: Rosaceae
Texture: Crisp, soft
Cooked most in: Europe
Top country: Germany
Dishes: 9 in the catalogue
Energy: 76 kcal per 100 g

Photo: George Chernilevsky · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use apple

Typical ways to cook or use it

Bake
Preserve
Raw
Stew

Cooking with it

Some cultivars break down into a purée when cooked.

Goes well with

honey

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

Crisp
Soft

Shopping

Choosing and storing apple

Keeping it

Pantry · whole
Fridge · whole

Nutrition

What 100 g of apple holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 2%Fat 1%Carbohydrate 97%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, raw
Energy	76 kcal · 318 kJ
Protein	0.4 g
Fat	0.3 g
of which saturated	0.05 g
Carbohydrate	20 g
of which sugars	10 g
Fibre	2.4 g
Sodium	1 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	194 mg
Calcium	18 mg
Iron	0.36 mg
Magnesium	7 mg
Zinc	0.04 mg
Vitamin C	8 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	2 µg
Folate	3 µg

Cooked

Protein 2%Fat 3%Carbohydrate 96%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, cooked
Energy	53 kcal · 222 kJ
Protein	0.26 g
Fat	0.36 g
of which saturated	0.06 g
Carbohydrate	14 g
of which sugars	11 g
Fibre	2.4 g
Sodium	1 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, cooked: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	88 mg
Calcium	5 mg
Iron	0.19 mg
Magnesium	3 mg
Zinc	0.04 mg
Vitamin C	0.2 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	2 µg
Folate	1 µg

Dried

Protein 1%Fat 0%Carbohydrate 98%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, dried
Energy	243 kcal · 1,017 kJ
Protein	0.93 g
Fat	0.32 g
of which saturated	0.05 g
Carbohydrate	66 g
of which sugars	57 g
Fibre	8.7 g
Sodium	87 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, dried: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	450 mg
Calcium	14 mg
Iron	1.4 mg
Magnesium	16 mg
Zinc	0.2 mg
Vitamin C	3.9 mg

Frozen

Protein 2%Fat 3%Carbohydrate 95%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, frozen
Energy	47 kcal · 197 kJ
Protein	0.29 g
Fat	0.33 g
of which saturated	0.05 g
Carbohydrate	12 g
of which sugars	10 g
Fibre	1.3 g
Sodium	3 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, frozen: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	76 mg
Calcium	5 mg
Iron	0.19 mg
Magnesium	3 mg
Zinc	0.05 mg
Vitamin C	0.4 mg
Folate	1 µg

Canned

Protein 1%Fat 2%Carbohydrate 97%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, canned
Energy	67 kcal · 280 kJ
Protein	0.18 g
Fat	0.43 g
of which saturated	0.07 g
Carbohydrate	17 g
of which sugars	15 g
Fibre	2 g
Sodium	3 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of apple, canned: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	70 mg
Calcium	4 mg
Iron	0.24 mg
Magnesium	3 mg
Zinc	0.05 mg
Vitamin C	0.2 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	3 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 171688, 171721, 173928, 171691, 171694, 173932, 173930), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where apple is cooked

9 dishes in the catalogue use apple. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Europe5

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list apple among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to: Central Asia
First cultivated: in Asia

The 1500s · Chile
Spanish introductions to Chiloé included apple trees.
The 1600s · Northern America
Colonists introduced apples to North America.

On the table

Dishes made with apple

8 of the 9 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Franciasaláta
Hungary, Russia
Äggakaka
Sweden
Bayrisch Kraut
Germany
Birchermuesli
Switzerland
Vitamin salad
Æbleflæsk
Stuffed Breast of Duck
Cholera

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include apple.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: apple in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None