Description:

More mangos are eaten fresh all over the world than any other fruit! Mangos deliver a host of nutrients and make healthy eating a delightful sensory experience. The versatile mango is available year round and adds delicious flavor to a balanced diet. Mangos vary in shape depending upon their variety. Their skin may be green, yellow, orange, red, or any combination of these colors. Fibrous yellow-to-orange flesh is found beneath its thin, tough skin. Each fruit has a flat, stringy pit.

Taste: Very sweet and juicy.
Selection: Choose fruit that yields to gentle pressure. Avoid fruit with grayish discoloration.
Ripening: Determine the ripeness of a mango by either smelling or squeezing it. A ripe mango will have a full, fruity aroma emitting from the stem end. Mangos can be considered ready to eat when slightly soft to the touch and yielding to gentle pressure, like a ripe peach.

Ethylene Production: Medium
Ethylene Sensitivity: High
Shelf Life: May be kept in the refrigerator for one week.
Brooks Availability: All year
Brooks Origin: Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru
Storage Temperature: 50-52°F
Storage Humidity: 85% - 90%