Dutch grower Harrie van den Elzen has been recognised for growing the Tastiest Apple in the Netherlands in a live television show last week.

The winning fruit was Dalinco, an organic, scab-resistant variety from his North Brabant farm. “It is like biting into a piece of summer,” said one of the jury. Van den Elzen’s Red Topaz and Santana variety apples were also praised. His fruit is marketed by Eosta through its Nature & More, Trace & Tell system which features photos of growers on individual fruit labels.

Van den Elzen concluded: “The quality of my apples is a result of the way I treat the soil, the plants and animals in my orchard. It's important to me that consumers can find out about that.”

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