Bravo apples, the distinctive burgundy apples grown throughout Australia, have been named one of Australia’s healthiest snacks. The flavonoid-rich apples won the Best Fresh Snack category in the 2025 Healthy Food Guide Awards Australia announced on September 1.

For leading Australian fresh fruit supplier and marketer WA Farm Direct, the award acknowledges extensive and ongoing research and development into Bravo® apples’ impressive nutritional profile and solidifies their position as a top-tier snack choice.

“We are incredibly proud that Bravo® apples have been officially recognised as one of Australia’s healthiest snacks,” WA Farm Direct Managing Director Jenny Mercer said.

“Now there’s even more reason to enjoy a Bravo apple. Not only are they delicious, but they are good for you and, with the crop now in peak season, spring is the perfect time for Australians to enjoy the crisp, sweet flavour and goodness that makes Bravo apples so unique.”

Ms Mercer said a report funded by Fruit West Cooperative found Bravo apples contained a high level of anthocyanins in their naturally deep burgundy skin.

“Research by Dr Ruey Leng Loo at the Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC) at Murdoch University in Perth, continues with human medical trials looking at the benefits of eating a Bravo a day, if it will keep the doctor away and for how long,” she said. “Results are expected by the end of the year.”

Research into a range of apples, including Bravo, shows flavonoids are concentrated in the apple skin while chlorogenic acid is found in both the skin and flesh.

“There’s nothing more natural and easier than getting your health benefits from a fresh Bravo apple as they are high in natural sugars, antioxidants and fibre and are slow to brown when cut,” Ms Mercer said.

Approximately 25 per cent more Bravo apples are available on east coast supermarket shelves this season in response to consumer demand.