For the second year in a row, the Cosmic Crisp® brand apple has earned a Healthy Snack Award from Good Housekeeping Institute.
Appearing in the July/August issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, the 2021 Healthy Snack Award testers gave the classically bred cross of the Honeycrisp and Enterprise varieties, “top marks for a crisp bite and a refreshing taste.” The testing panel also called out the Cosmic Crisp brand apple as juicy and firm and a combination of tart and sweet. Testers noted that the apples are naturally slow to brown, making them ideal for snacking. The Good Housekeeping Nutrition Lab panel pored over the nutrition facts, ingredients and flavor profiles of hundreds of snacks.
Washington State farmers licensed to grow the Cosmic Crisp apple shipped more than 1.5 million boxes of apples across the US from the 2020 harvest.
“We are delighted to once again make the list of healthy snacks award, knowing the rigorous testing that the Good Housekeeping Nutrition Lab puts every product through,” said Kathryn Grandy, chief marketing officer for Proprietary Variety Management, the global commercialization company who markets the apple. “And it's exciting to have fresh fruit alongside some of the new healthy options on the market.”
Washington State farmers licensed to grow the Cosmic Crisp shipped more than 1.5 million boxes of apples across the US from the 2020 harvest. Meaning despite a pandemic, many Americans were able to discover the apple. A good thing in another year of increased snacking, and a need for healthy, tasty and convenient options.
“The snack category is growing rapidly and we feel it's important that fresh fruits stay at the top of every shopper’s list,” Grandy said. “Cosmic Crisp apples are a snacker’s best friend because they pair with a variety of foods.”
A limited amount of the branded apple is still available in grocery stores. The upcoming Cosmic Crisp fall harvest looks fruitful and is projected to be more than 5 million apples. This year, fans of the apple will be able to find Cosmic Crisp in stores in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime, the brand has a hot air balloon on a national tour this summer and activities lined up for the fall harvest and holiday season.
For more information:
Kathryn Grandy
Proprietary Variety Management
[email protected]
www.cosmiccrisp.com
