Quadrant
Flavor balance against crispness
The eight records placed on two provisional axes, so nearby alternatives are visible at a glance. Horizontal position is flavor balance, the provisional sweetness score minus the provisional tartness score. Vertical position is the provisional crispness score. Both scales are illustrative positions, not measurements, and no value here has been tasted or verified.
Provisional data
The ratings, plotted positions, and tasting notes on this site are unsourced placeholders, not measurements or tested advice. Nothing here has been tasted, verified, or reviewed. Values may change or be replaced once research and editorial review land.
The chart
Horizontal axis: Flavor balance (sweet - tart) Provisional, from -5 (tart) on the left to 5 (sweet) on the right. Negative values lean tart, positive values lean sweet, and zero is balanced.
Vertical axis: Crispness (1-5) Provisional, from 1 (soft) at the bottom to 5 (crisp) at the top.
Every marker opens a profile Each one is labelled with that record's name and its own values, so nothing here depends on colour or on where a marker happens to sit. The same values are listed as a table below the chart.
Records that share both values are nudged sideways so each marker stays clickable. The nudge is for display only: it changes no value.
The same values as a table
Provisional data
Every value below is a provisional placeholder on an illustrative scale, not a measurement or tested advice. Flavor balance is sweetness minus tartness on a -5 to 5 range; crispness is on the provisional 1 to 5 scale. Where two records share both values, the chart nudges the markers sideways so both stay clickable. The values printed here are unchanged by that nudge.
| Variety | Flavor balance (sweet - tart) | Flavor direction | Crispness (1-5) | Texture | View profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Honeycrisp | 2 | Sweet-leaning | 5 of 5 | Crisp | View Honeycrispprofile |
 Fuji | 4 | Sweet-leaning | 4 of 5 | Crisp | View Fujiprofile |
 Gala | 3 | Sweet-leaning | 3 of 5 | Middle texture | View Galaprofile |
 Granny Smith | -4 | Tart-leaning | 5 of 5 | Crisp | View Granny Smithprofile |
 Golden Delicious | 2 | Sweet-leaning | 2 of 5 | Soft | View Golden Deliciousprofile |
 McIntosh | -1 | Tart-leaning | 1 of 5 | Soft | View McIntoshprofile |
 Cortland | -1 | Tart-leaning | 3 of 5 | Middle texture | View Cortlandprofile |
 Arkansas Black | -2 | Tart-leaning | 5 of 5 | Crisp | View Arkansas Blackprofile |