«My father used to grow them, and my grandfather before him. Today, my brother and I bring on this tradition of this ever-loved apple. Especially appreciated by health-conscious customers because it’s naturally rich of polyphenols; by gourmets because it’s the perfect baking apple; by food connoisseurs for its surprising taste.».
Mario Penasa, farmer from San Giacomo di Val di Sole
The good news is that Renetta apples maintain their precious antioxidants even after cooking. In fact, Renetta apples are the best cooking apples. A must for the original apple cake and traditional apple strudel. A little hint: if you think that baked apples are a bit depressing, just core a Renetta and put a cinnamon stick and lemon zest in its place, sprinkle with sugar, water and white wine. Bake at 200°C for an hour. You will definitely change your mind …».
Renetta apples store better than any other apple. Did you know that when they lose a bit of their crunchiness they actually give their best?
Yellow-green colour, with an irregular rounded shape, rough and wrinkly grain, with small spots and with a short and thick stem. The pulp is a creamy white colour, soft and pulpy, and not very juicy. But perhaps you didn’t know that ….
Renetta apples (also called Renetta del Canada) is one of the oldest varieties still available today. Do you know where its name comes from?
Extremely juicy: Melinda Morgana® is the juiciest, most refreshing and thirst-quenching snack. Thanks to its strong double-coloured skin, it maintains itself both at home as on the road.
It’s the first apple of the season. It tastes of summer, every time you bite into it. Sweetango®, with its slight spicy taste, is a new refreshing experience.
Sweet and crunchy, fresh and juicy. Melinda Dolcevita is the apple with a perfectly well-rounded taste, for a balanced and harmonious sensorial experience. Its fans like to define it as “The perfect apple”.
Golden apples are the most popular and common apples in Italy. Melinda Golden Delicious is the PDO apple from the Non and Sole Valleys in Trentino
Red is Snow White’s apple, with the typical 5 points on the bottom. Melinda Red Delicious is the PDO apple from the Non and Sole Valleys in Trentino
Melinda Gala is a red soft apple. Perfect for children for its sweetness and small size. Great in fruit salads and juices and with dried fruit
Melinda Fuji is an incredibly sweet apple. Perfect fresh as it is, or as an appetizer with speck, or diced in a chicken salad
Melinda Evelina is a crunchy, fresh apple. You can enjoy it as it is, in salads, fresh juices and smoothies.
Renetta apples are a must in the kitchen, perfect for apple cakes and strudels. Melinda Renetta is the PDO apple from the Non and Sole Valleys in Trentino
One Melinda pulls the other … did you know that Melinda is not only apples? With the same quality and taste guaranteed by the Consortium, also our Melinda Cherries, Strawberries and Forest fruit.
With Melinda apples, you can prepare many delicious recipes, from the super-classic apple cake and Trentino apple strudel, to fresh and innovative creations, both sweet and savoury.
Listen to Cristina’s story
from Tassullo
« Renetta apples are the best cooking apples. A must for the original apple cake and traditional apple strudel. A little hint: if you think that baked apples are a bit depressing, just core a Renetta and put a cinnamon stick and lemon zest in its place, sprinkle with sugar, water and white wine. Bake at 200°C for an hour. You will definitely change your mind …».».
Listen to Federica’s story
front office Melinda
«This apple originated in France, but it spread throughout Europe in the 1600. It arrived in the Non Valleys at the end of the 1800, and here it found the right altitude and a perfect environment to enhance its goodness. The name comes from the French word for queen: reine. This is why we can define it the Queen Mother of all the apples from the Non Valleys».
