A Guide to Popular Mango Varieties Around the World

Mangoes come in a wide range of varieties, each with unique flavors, textures, and colors. Here are some popular and notable mango varieties from around the world:

1. Alphonso (India) - Known for its rich, sweet flavor and smooth texture, often referred to as the "king of mangoes."
2. Ataulfo (Honey or Champagne) (Mexico) - Small, yellow mango with a creamy texture and sweet taste.
3. Haden (Florida, USA) - A medium to large mango with a rich, sweet flavor and vibrant red and yellow skin.
4. Tommy Atkins (Florida, USA) - One of the most commercially grown mangoes, known for its long shelf life and fibrous flesh.
5. Kent (Florida, USA) - Smooth, fiberless flesh with a sweet and juicy taste, often with a greenish-yellow skin.
6. Keitt (Florida, USA) - Large mango with a sweet, mild flavor and minimal fiber, often green even when ripe.
7. Palmer (Brazil) - An elongated mango with a deep red blush and a sweet, mild flavor.
8. Francis (Haiti) - Rich, spicy flavor with a unique, sweet-tart taste and a bright yellow-orange skin.
9. Kesar (India) - Known for its sweet, aromatic flavor and saffron-colored flesh.
10. Neelam (India) - Small to medium-sized mango with a sweet, fragrant flavor, available later in the season.
11. Dasheri (India) - Sweet and aromatic with a yellow-green skin and a fibrous texture.
12. Langra (India) - A tangy-sweet flavor with a green skin that stays green even when ripe.
13. Amrapali (India) - A hybrid variety known for its deep orange flesh and sweet flavor.
14. Glen (Florida, USA) - A mild, sweet flavor with minimal fiber and a peachy-yellow skin.
15. Carrie (Florida, USA) - Small to medium-sized with a rich, spicy-sweet flavor and soft, fiberless flesh.
16. Edward (Florida, USA) - Sweet and rich in flavor with a smooth, fiberless texture and a pinkish-yellow skin.
17. Julie (Caribbean) - Known for its unique shape, rich flavor, and slightly tangy taste.
18. Irwin (Australia) - Smooth, sweet flesh with minimal fiber and a deep red blush.
19. Nam Dok Mai (Thailand) - A popular Thai variety with a sweet, floral flavor and a fiberless texture.
20. Osteen (Spain) - An elongated mango with a mild, sweet flavor and a purple-red blush.

These varieties highlight the diversity of mangoes, offering a range of flavors and textures to suit different preferences.
A Guide to Popular Mango Varieties Around the World

Chok Anan (MA224)

Mango Chok Anan (Magnifera indica) is a variety of mango that is the most popularly cultivated in Malaysia. This variety of mango originates from Thailand and was introduced around the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The uniqueness of this mango is that it is capable of bearing fruit throughout the year if its growth is controlled, even though it typically has a seasonal fruiting pattern.

This plant is suitable to be grown in areas with hot weather, preferably for at least 1-2 weeks to encourage flower production and subsequent fruiting.

Chok Anan mango (MA224) has become the most popularly cultivated mango variety in Malaysia. Its delicious and sweet taste is comparable to Harumanis mango. Chok Anan also fruits quickly and ripens well, with an expected fruiting period of 1-3 years.

The fruit is elongated and round at the apex. The average weight of each fruit is 150 grams to 250 grams. When young, the fruit is green and turns yellow when ripe. The flesh is orange-yellow in color, and it has a sweet taste.
Chok Anan (MA224)

Mango in India

The world’s leading grower of mangoes, India produces about 43 percent of the world crop. In 2013 alone India produced 18 million tones of mango. China (4.45 million tons) and Thailand (3.14 million tons) were the next largest producers.

In India there are more than thousand varieties of the mango which belong to one species, Mangifera indica L. The most important varieties including: Alphonso, Banganapalli, Bombay, Bombay Green, Chausa, Dashehari, Fazli, Fernandia, Kesar, Kishen Bhog, Langra, Mallika, Mankurad, Mulgoa, Neelum, Pairi.

Kesar mango from Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Except the hilly regions, mango is cultivated throughout the length an breadth of India up to an elevation of 915 meters from the sea level. The important commercial varieties are maintained in cultivation through vegetative propagation by grafting.

In India, mango product form bulk of the export production among the fruit group and alone accounted for 57.3 percent of the processed fruit production. Among the mango products, pickles account for about 15 percent.
Mango in India