Know your South African mangoes
Numerous different cultivars are produced locally and are available from December well into April
South Africans are spoilt for choice when it comes to home grown mangoes. Numerous different cultivars are produced locally and are available from December well into April.
TOMMY ATKINS
This fruit is available from end November into February and is a large oval mango with an orange-red background colour and exceptional red blush. The flesh is reasonably fibreless.
SENSATION
This fruit is available from around February into April and is small to medium in size with a green background and a purple blush that turns to red when ripe. The flesh is firm and fibreless and the flavour is mild, yet sweet.
KENT
This fruit is available from February to early April and is medium to large sized. Its skin remains predominantly green in colour, even when ripe and ready to eat. The flesh is firm and fibreless with a very fragrant, sweet flavour.
PEACH
This fruit is available from late November until the end of January and is a medium sized fruit with an attractive orange-yellow background colour and red cheeks. It is one of the traditional fibre mango cultivars and has a sweet flavour
ZILL
This fruit is available from late November through to February and is a small to medium mango. It has a green to yellow background colour with a slight red blush. The flesh is firm and fibreless with a mild to sweet flavour.
HEIDI
This fruit is available from February until the end of April, is medium to large in size and heart shaped with yellow and red colouring. It has a succulent, sweet flesh and a uniquely aromatic mango flavour.
KEITT
This fruit is available from February into April and is large with a green background colour and an apricot blush. Like Kent, the background remains green when ripe and ready to eat. Its flesh is firm and fibreless with a mild, sweet flavour.
SABRE
This fruit is available from late November until the end of January and is small to medium sized, with a long and slender shape, and is yellow in colour with red cheeks. It is one of the traditional fibre mango cultivars and has a rich, sweet flavour.
