Group · Fruit
Golden Delicious apple
The Golden apple is the most widely grown variety in France. Born by chance in West Virginia in the late 19th century, its yellow, sweet and low-acid flesh made it the reference apple, sometimes criticised for its blandness.
In terms of nutrition facts, raw flesh and skin: 54.1 kcal per 100 g, with 12.8 g of carbohydrates including 11.5 g of sugars and 1.4 g of fibre. It provides 130 mg of potassium and 56 µg of beta-carotene per 100 g, and contains 85.1 g of water.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 54 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 229 kJ |
| Protein | 0,3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 12,8 g |
| Fibre | 1,4 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Potassium130 mg7 %
- Copper0,04 mg4 %
- Vitamin B60,05 mg3 %
- Vitamin B50,1 mg2 %
- Manganese0,03 mg2 %
- Phosphorus10 mg1 %
- Magnesium3,8 mg1 %
- Zinc0,07 mg1 %
- Vitamin B9dietary folate equivalents2,5 µg
See the other 3 nutrients
- Vitamin A4,67 µg1 %
- Calcium4 mg1 %
- Iron0,07 mg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
It is the sweetest of the apples in this selection. 11.5 g of sugars per 100 g, ahead of the Granny Smith at 10.1 g. The gap remains modest: a 150 g portion means 17 g of sugars against 15.
It holds up well when cooked. Its flesh does not fall apart completely: it suits tarts and baked apples, where other varieties turn to compote.
Do not peel it. These values include the skin, and that is where the fibre and polyphenols are concentrated. Peeled, an apple loses a large part of its value.
Residues: apples are heavily treated. They regularly top European surveys. If you eat the skin, and you should, careful washing or organic fruit is particularly justified here.
It keeps for months in cold storage. That is why you can find it all year round. A Golden from April has much less flavour than a Golden from October, without its composition really changing.