Which mango do you like?

Summer means lots of different types of delicious mangoes are in season. But which mango is your favourite?

Kensington Pride are one of Australia’s most popular mango varieties, with a sweet, tangy flavour and a strong mango aroma when ripe. 

Calypso mangos have a mild flavour and firmer, fibreless flesh, meaning you won’t get those stringy bits of mango stuck in your teeth. Plus, they have a smaller seed, which gives you more mango to eat.

 R2E2 mangos have a sweet mild flavour and a long shelf life, so they store well.

We all need to eat 2 serves of fruit a day and 1 cup of chopped mango or 1 large mango cheek can count as one serve.   What a delicious way to get 90% of your vitamin C and 7% of your fibre requirements!

Nothing is more disappointing than slicing into a mango and finding out it’s not ripe yet.  Here’s how to tell if a mango is ready to eat?

• Depending on the variety, the colour turns from green to orange, red or rosy.
• The skin gives a little when pressed softly. If it is too mushy, the mango is over-ripe.
• There is a delicious sweet fragrance near the stem of the mango.

There is one thing you can’t deny, mangoes are messy! Many parents say the best place for kids to eat mangoes is in the bath.

Here are our top 5 ways to enjoy a mango:

• Enjoy on its own – see our video on 3 ways to serve a mango.
• Add to salads for some extra sweetness.
• Use in fruit salad or a parfait.
• If you have some over-ripe mangoes, make frozen fruit puree so that you can enjoy mangos all year round.
• Add to smoothies.

Check out what’s in season for summer for more fruit and veg ideas!

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