LET THE MANGO BEGIN
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MANGOES, RIGHT HERE.
EXPLORE MANGOES
MANGO ORIGINS
FROM KING OF THE HILL TO KING OF THE WORLD.
Wild mango trees originated in the foothills
of the Himalayas (India & Myanmar).
3000 B.C. Domestication of wild mango
began in India.
2000 B.C. Alexander The Great was impressed by mango
gardens
in India and strongly promoted them.
300 B.C. The Persians introduced mangoes
to East Africa.
1000 Mangoes were recorded to arrive in Europe
around 1328.
1300 Mangoes were cultivated
in the East Indies.
1500 Mangoes showed up in Mexico
in the early 19th Century.
1800 Mexico became the world's
biggest exporter of mango.
2004 Palenque became southern
Mexico's biggest exporter.
2006 VARIETIES
NOW THAT YOU KNOW MANGOES, LET´S FIND OUT WHICH ONE SUITS YOU BEST!
Ataulfo
| Flavor: Sweet and creamy |
| Texture: Smooth, firm flesh with no fibers |
| Color: Vibrant yellow |
| Shape: Small, flattened oval shape |
| Ripening Cues: Skin turns to a deep golden color and small wrinkles appear when fully ripe |
Tommy Atkins
| Flavor: Mildly and sweet |
| Texture: Firm flesh due the fibers throughout |
| Color: A dark red blush often covers much of the fruit with green and orange-yellow accents |
| Shape: Medium to large whith oval or oblong shape |
| Ripening Cues: This mango may not provide any visual cues |
Kent
| Flavor: Sweet and rich |
| Texture: Juicy, tender flesh with limited fibers |
| Color: Dark green and often has a dark red blush over a small portion of the mango |
| Shape: Large oval shape |
| Ripening Cues: Kents have yellow undertones or dots that cover more of the mango as it ripens |
Keitt
| Flavor: Sweet and fruity |
| Texture: Firm juicy flesh with limited fibers |
| Color: Dark to medium green, sometimes with a pink blush over a small portion of the mango |
| Shape: Large oval shape |
| Ripening Cues: Skin stays green even when ripe |
AVAILABILITY
Growing States
Our growing states: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa
Seasonality
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | AVAILABILITY | |||
| Ataulfo | LOW | SOME | PEAK | PEAK | PEAK | SOME | LOW | PEAK | |||
| Tommy Atkins | LOW | SOME | PEAK | PEAK | SOME | LOW | SOME | ||||
| Kent | LOW | SOME | LOW | LOW | |||||||
| Keitt | LOW | SOME | LOW | ||||||||
NUTRITION FACTS
FUN FACTS
