Table apple

{{Short description|Type of apple intended to be eaten raw}}

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Table apples (also known as dessert apples or eating apples) are a group of apple cultivars grown for eating raw as opposed to cooking or cidermaking. Table apples are usually sweet and the most prized exhibit particular aroma variations that differentiate them from other apples.{{Cite web |title=Bulletin #7126, Wild Apple Trees for Wildlife - Cooperative Extension Publications - University of Maine Cooperative Extension |url=https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7126e/#crabapples |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Cooperative Extension Publications |language=en-US}} D = Dual purpose (cooking + table)