Dried Green Mango from Taiwan

100 gram bag - Taiwan

The variety of green mango grown in Taiwan is unique and differs from the green mangoes found in other parts of the world, both in terms of cultivar and usage.

There are hundreds to over a thousand mango types globally, with new hybrids developed regularly. Each has its own characteristics based on local preferences and agricultural practices.

Botanically, mangoes belong to the species Mangifera indica. Within this species varieties are developed through natural selection, grafting, and crossbreeding. Institutions like the Indian Council of Agricultural Research conserves over 750 genotypes and USDA track hundreds of officially recognized cultivars.

Mangoes have been cultivated for over 4,000 years, making them one of the oldest cultivated fruits!

Mango varieties are adapted to local soil, climate, taste, and characteristics.

In Taiwan, green mangoes are immature fruits of cultivars like Irwin or Jinhuang (also spelled Jin-Hwang, 金煌).

Some of the mango varieties are picked before fully ripened, still green due to their naturally firm texture and sour-sweet balance. 

These “green mangoes are the babies of the family, harvested when the fruit is small, crisp, and sour.”

Easy to chew, they are a surprise at first with the sour hit. The sour bite is a good one and fun too!