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Elstar
Appearance
: red, marbled, and streaked colour
Flavour
: sweet and tart
Texture
: juicy, medium-firm flesh
Aroma
: very aromatic
Availability
: end of August - end of February
Usage
: suitable for juice, strudel, applesauce
Andreas Tauber, apple grower from Raas/
Rasa
, about the Elstar
Like the Gala in South Tyrol, the Elstar is a summer variety harvested very early in August. With its sweet-sour taste, Elstar is ideal for juice, strudel, apple sauce and as a dried fruit.
Flavour
sweet
sour
aroma
mild
aromatic
pulp
melting
firm
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