Variety sheet
Granny Smith
Fruit Granny Smith
Origin
Chance seedling
Synonyms
n. a.
Agronomic Profile
Flowering: medium, diploid 
Vigour: strong 
Susceptibility: n. a. 
Productivity: Productivity strong, neigt nicht zu Alternanz, no preharvest fruit drop 
Harvest time: 0-2 Week after Golden Delicious 
Fruit
Size and shape: large, wide globular-conoid 
Ground and overcolour: Ground colour green; Overcolour no cover colour 
Susceptibility to russeting: absent 
Firmness of the pulp: 6,8-7,7 kg/cm ²at harvest 
Tendency to browning of pulp: medium oxidation 
Sugar content: 10,0-11,0 °Brix at harvest 
Acid content: 6,4-8,0 g/L MA at harvest 
Total content of Polyphenols1: in the peel: 368,3 ± 93,7 mg Catechin/ 100 g FW; in the pulp: 134,5 ± 17,0 mg Catechin/ 100 g FW 
TAC1: in the peel: 369,6 ± 33,7 mg Trolox/ 100 g FW; in the pulp: 233,3 ± 22 mg Trolox/ 100 g FW 
Content of Anthocyanin2: n. a. 
Vitamin C1: in the peel: 22,3 ± 7,9 mg/100 g FW; in the pulp: 2,7 ± 0,3 mg/100 g FW 
Pectin1: in the pulp: 1,7 ± 0,5 g/100g FW 
Flavour: n. a. 
Storage: in cool store up to 5 Months 
Characteristics: n. a. 
Juice production
Yield: yield low  
Stability of the colour: average oxidation after decanting 
Sugar content: 11,6 °Brix 
Acid content: 8,2 g/L MA 
pH: 3,36 
Total content of Polyphenols: 52,3 ± 1,7 mg Catechin/100 mL juice 
TAC: 87,5 ± 1,8 mg Trolox/100 mL juice 
Content of Anthocyanin2: n. a. 
Vitamin C: 1,51 ± 0,01 mg/L juice 

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1 after two months of normal cool storage
2 only for red fleshed varieties