Variety sheet
Braeburn
Fruit Braeburn
Origin
Chance seedling, probably a seedling of Lady Hamilton,
Synonyms
n. a.
Agronomic Profile
Flowering: medium, diploid 
Vigour: low a medium 
Susceptibility: n. a. 
Productivity: Productivity medium, neigt nicht zu Alternanz, no preharvest fruit drop 
Harvest time: 2-4 Week after Golden Delicious 
Fruit
Size and shape: large, conoid, ellipsoid 
Ground and overcolour: Ground colour yellow-green; Overcolour dark red, compact; medium (50%) 
Susceptibility to russeting: absent 
Firmness of the pulp: 7,8-9,5 kg/cm ²at harvest 
Tendency to browning of pulp: medium to strong oxidation 
Sugar content: 11,5-12,5 °Brix at harvest 
Acid content: 5,3-6,5 g/L MA at harvest 
Total content of Polyphenols1: in the peel: 394,7 ± 63,8 mg Catechin/ 100 g FW; in the pulp: 74,7 ± 3,6 mg Catechin/ 100 g FW 
TAC1: in the peel: 427,1 ± 26 mg Trolox/ 100 g FW; in the pulp: 100,2 ± 4,4 mg Trolox/ 100 g FW 
Content of Anthocyanin2: n. a. 
Vitamin C1: in the peel: 33,3 ± 3,3 mg/100 g FW; in the pulp: 8,4 ± 0,6 mg/100 g FW 
Pectin1: in the pulp: 1,0 ± 0,2 g/100g FW 
Flavour: n. a. 
Storage: in cool store up to 5 Months 
Characteristics: n. a. 
Juice production
Yield: yield high  
Stability of the colour: average oxidation after juice production 
Sugar content: 11,8 °Brix 
Acid content: 5,6 g/L MA 
pH: 3,45 
Total content of Polyphenols: 23,3 ± 1,3 mg Catechin/100 mL juice 
TAC: 41,9 ± 0,8 mg Trolox/100 mL juice 
Content of Anthocyanin2: n. a. 
Vitamin C: 2,09 ± 0,01 mg/L juice 

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