When is Mango Season and Where do Mangoes Grow

When is Mango Season and Where do Mangoes Grow and Types of Mango across the World. All you need to know about Mango varieties, where and when to peak.

When is Mango Season and Where do Mangoes Grow

Mango Varieties Across the World

Different Types of Mangoes Across the World

1. Ataulfo Mango (Honey Mango)

Flavor: Sweet and sour
Flesh: Peachy tropical aroma with smooth, firm flesh without fibers and a small pit
Honey mangoes are available from March to July. The primary sources are Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador. When fully ripe, the fruit turns deep yellow with small wrinkles and acquires a flattened oblong shape.

2. Francis Mango

Flavor: Sweet and fruity
Flesh: Peach-like, tropical fragrance, and juicy, soft, fibrous flesh
You can have this luscious mango from May to June. The primary sources are Haiti and Ecuador. The fruit grows with green overtones that become yellow and change to more golden when mango ripens.

3. Haden Mango

Flavor: Sweet and sour with a mildly bitter aftertaste
Flesh: Ferm flesh with fruit-like aroma and medium fibers
Haden is mainly cultivated in Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. These bright red mangoes have green-yellow shaded skin with small white dots and an oval to round shape.

4. Keitt Mango

Flavor: Sweet and fruity
Flesh: Citrusy aroma and juicy, firm flesh, with little fiber
Mexico, Ecuador, the United States, and Brazil are primary sources of Keitt mango. You can relish the fruit from March to April, August, and September. They are famous in Asian cuisines, where they are enjoyed in pickles.

5. Kent Mango

Flavor: Sweet with sour notes
Flesh: Tender, juicy flesh with limited fiber and tropical peachy aroma
The main countries that are producing kent variety are Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. This variety is ideal for juicing and drying. It is available from December to February. When the fruit starts to ripe, yellow dots cover its skin.

6. Tommy Atkins Mango

Flavor: Tart with sweet notes
Flesh: Citrus fragrance, and firm fibrous flesh
Tommy Atkins mango is native to Florida. It is the most extensively grown variety in the United States. This fruit is primarily grown in Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, and Ecuador. You can have this delicious mango variety from March to July.

7. Carabao Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Juicy and soft flesh with less fiber
Carabao mango belongs to the Philippines. It is also known as Manila mango, champagne, or Philippine mango. It is the national fruit of the Philippines, and the country comes on number six after India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, and Mexico in its production.

8. Graham Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Aromatic orange-colored, fiberless flesh
Graham mango was originated in Trinidad from the seedling of the Julie mango. It is oval-shaped and turns yellow with bumpy skin when ripe.

Mango Varieties in India

As Mangoes were originated in India and its neighboring countries, we are showcasing the best mango varieties in this section that are grown primarily in the country.

9. Sein Ta Lone Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Fruity aroma, juicy, and a less fibrous texture.
Also known as a diamond solitaire mango, it is one of the popular varieties from Myanmar. This variety is available for two months and ends in June.

10. Alphonso Mango

Flavor: Sugary-sweet
Flesh: Buttery, tender texture with no fiber
From 1000 mango species around the world, alphonso mango is surely the number one in taste and flavor. The main producer of this delightful variety is the Maharashtra state of India. It is available in Summers.

11. Kesar Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Smooth and soft with no fiber
Kesar ranks second as the largest export variety mango of India. It is grown in Girnar hill of Gujrat India, and available from May to July. The fruit is also used for making various desserts and juices as well!

12. Dasheri Mango

Flavor: Sweet and aromatic
Flesh: Fiberless, peach-colored pulp
This variety is available from mid-May to late August. Lucknow state in India is the highest producer of this variety. Dasheri is long and oval-shaped, with yellow-green skin when ripe.

13. Chausa Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Deep yellow luscious pulp with little fiber
Hardoi in North India is famous for Chausa mangoes. The fruit is consumed by sucking. You can have this juicy mango in the summers. Chausa mango has its roots in Multan, Pakistan.

14. Bombay Green Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Hard pulp with little to no fiber
Bombay Green variety is cultivated in the Northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is also famous as Malda and Shehroli. It displays Spanish green peel and prized with an aromatic flavor. They are available from May to July.

15. Langra Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Juicy fiberless pulp rich in fibers
Langra is the most well-known mango variety of the Northern Indian sub-continent. It originally belongs to Varanasi, and the best variety is from Patna and Bihar, the states in India. The fruit has a juicy flavor, sweet and tart taste.

16. Amrapali Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Deep orange-red flesh with medium fibers
Amrapali is a hybrid between Dasheri and Neelam Mangoes and was created in 1971. People grow it all over India, in farms and orchards. The fruit has a short shelf life as compared to the other mango varieties. You can also grow it in containers due to the small size of the tree.

17. Neelam Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Juicy and semi-hard with no fibers
These mangoes are available throughout the season. Though the tastiest ones come in the month of June when monsoons occur. They are grown all over the world.

18. Banganpalli / Safeda Mango

Flavor: Sweet and sour
Flesh: Fiberless firm, yellow flesh.
Banganpalli hits the market first in the season. This mango variety belongs to Andhra Pradesh state in India and offers an unmistakable taste, savored by the locals and everyone alike!

19. Chok Anan Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Hard, yellow-colored with medium to no fiber
Chok Anan or ‘chocanon,’ is native to India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Pakistan. It is also popular as ‘honey mango’ and miracle mango, as it fruits twice a year, in both summer and winter seasons.

20. Badami Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Hard, juicy, yellow-colored with no fiber
The most popular and one of the most consumed mangoes in India, the Badam is famous for its size, canary yellow color, and flesh with juicy taste. Karnataka and the Andhra Pradesh States of India are the leading producers of it.

21. Totapuri Mango

Flavor: Sweet and sour
Flesh: Hard, with no fiber
It has one of the most unique shapes in mangoes! It is oblong, with pointed ends and a golden yellow color. The fruit has a distinctive sweet/sour taste and hits the market early in the summer of India.

Mango Varieties in Thailand

22. Nam Dok Mai Mango

Flavor: Sweet
Flesh: Thick and Fleshy
This mango has a sweet fragrance and tastes quite good with its juicy flesh. It is one of the most popular mango varieties in Thailand.

23. Khieo Sawoei Sampran Mango

Flavor: Crunchy and Sweet
Flesh: Hard
Usually eaten raw as a snack, this mango takes a sweet taste when it is ripe. It is one of the most expensive mangoes in Thailand and us usually harvested in the month of October.

24. Tong Dam Mango

Flavor: Very Sweet
Flesh: Soft with fiber
Unline the most popular mangoes, it stays green even when it gets fully ripe. The mango gets very sweet when ripe. Also, the green outer skin saves it from pests attacks.

25. Mamuang Ok Rong Mango

Flavor: Extremely Sweet
Flesh: Hard, with no fiber
Simply the most popular mango in Thailand, the locals eat it with a sticky rice dish. The fruit is exceptionally sweet and also carries a sweet musky fragrance.
according to balconygardenweb

Mango History and Where do Mangoes Grow

Mangoes originated in India over 4,000 years ago and are considered a sacred fruit. Mangoes spread gradually throughout Asia and then to the rest of the world. Due to a mango’s large center seed, the fruit relied on humans to transport them across the world.

The spread of Buddhism across Southeast Asia resulted in the spread of mangoes. Persians carried mangoes across western Asia and planted seeds in east Africa in the 10th century.

Portuguese explorers introduced mangoes to Brazil in the 16th century and from Brazil mangoes spread throughout the Americas. They were first planted in Barbados in 1742 and by the early 19th century were being grown in Mexico.

Mangoes were not really grown in the United States until the 1800s. Today most mangoes found in grocery stores were grown in Florida, Mexico, Haiti, and South America. However, Asia grows 75 percent of all mangoes in the world.

Fashion Fact

Mangoes have been used in art and fabrics for centuries. The paisley pattern originated in India and is said to be a stylized depiction of a mango. In the language Tamil, spoken by people of India and other surrounding countries, the pattern has been called “mankolam” which means “mango design.” The design has also been termed the “carrey” (kary) design which is translated to mean “mango seed.”

Fun Facts about Mango

• Mangoes are related to pistachios and cashews.
• In India, folklore states that mango trees can grant wishes.
• Mangoes are eaten across the world more than any other fruit.
• Most people in the US consider mangoes an exotic fruit.
• India is the top producer of mangoes in the world.
• Green mangoes contain more vitamin C than ripe mangoes.
• As mangoes ripen they contain more vitamin A.
• Mangoes continue to ripen after they have been picked.
• Mangoes are called the “king of fruit” because their flavor is a mix of oranges, peaches, and pineapples.

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