Three new peach varieties and ‘Felicia’ ‘Evelynn’ and ‘Anna Rose’ were recently released from the Rutgers University tree fruit breeding program. These varieties are concurrent with some of the standard peach varieties. The comparison of taste acidity and other important fruit characteristics could help growers choose in case of planting these varieties or replacing the standard varieties during the same harvest window. Fruit characteristics such as flesh color, crop load, shape, skin color, fuzz, attractiveness, stone characteristics (free, semi-free, or cling), flesh color, bacterial spot, on fruits and leaves, taste acidity, juice total soluble solids (TSS) concentration (°Brix), and total titratable acidity (TTA) (%) were measured. Here we compare these varieties to highlight the differences and challenges amongst these varieties on their path to full consumer appreciation. Results indicate that average TSS and firmness were higher in ‘Felicia’ (12.9 brix; 12.4 lb) and ‘Evelynn’ (11.9 brix; 10.9 lbs.) compared to ‘Redhaven’ (11.1 brix; 8.14 lbs.). Also; average TSS and firmness were higher in ‘Anna Rose’ (14.4 brix; 13.68 lbs.) compared to ‘Klondike’ (12.0 brix; 11.3 lbs.) and ‘White Lady’ (10.9 brix; 9.64 lbs.). In summary, new yellow-fleshed peach varieties ‘Felicia’ and ‘Evelynn’ have great potential to replace the old standard variety, ‘Redhaven’. Similarly, the new white-fleshed peach variety ‘Anna Rose’ has great potential to replace old standard varieties ‘White Lady’ and ‘Klondike’.
