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Michigan’s Early Season Picks
Each apple has unique characteristics, from texture and color to taste and flavor. Stock your shelves this Fall with our premium flavored, early-season apple duo – Rave® + SweeTango®.
The apple that sells itself! With a lively touch of honey, citrus, + spice, SweeTango® holds the Guinness World Record for the loudest crunch from an apple.
SweeTango® sells more than any other club variety in the first two weeks of October.
It is a leading apple on produce shelves, growing in demand year after year.
Flavor Profile
SweeTango® apples are sweet, crisp, and zesty with a lively touch of honey, citrus, and spice! They are a natural cross between Honeycrisp and Zestar! apple varieties.
Uses
SweeTango® are best eaten fresh in a salad, slaw, or yogurt topping. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Available
Michigan-grown SweeTango® are harvested at the end of August and are available from early September until the end of January.
With its zippy flavor and an attitude to match, Rave® is a great way to launch us into apple season!
Meet Rave® brand MN55 cultivar apples, the first club apple harvested each season, signifying the start of Fall for the Michigan crop.
Flavor Profile
Rave® apples are outrageously juicy and have a refreshing, snappy zing. They are a cross between Honeycrisp and MonArk apple varieties.
Uses
Thanks to Rave’s refreshing, tangy flavor, it is best eaten fresh in a salad, dipped in caramel and peanut butter, or added to a charcuterie board.
Available
Michigan-grown Rave® apples are harvested in early to mid-August and remain available through October.
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