Carabao (mango)

Green Carabao Mango fruits

The Carabao mango, also known as the Philippine mango, is a variety of mango. It is one of the most important varieties of mango cultivated in the Philippines. The variety is reputed internationally due to its sweetness and exotic taste.^[1][2] The mango variety was listed as the sweetest in the world by the 1995 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.^[3]

There are 14 different strains of Carabao mango.^[4] These strains include the Talaban and Fresco of Guimaras, MMSU Gold of the Ilocos Region and Lamao and Sweet Elena of Zambales. A comparative study conducted by Bureau of Agricultural Research of the Department of Agriculture in 2003 found that the Sweet Elena of Zambales is the sweetest Carabao mango strain.^[5]

References

1. "Course:Go Mango, Hit the Jackpot!". E-Learning for Agriculture and Fisheries. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
2. Delmo, Gemma (10 December 2010). "Carabao mango: Philippine's sweet pride". Far Eastern Agriculture. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
3. Bayarong, Anthony (9 April 2011). "Farmers urged to produce sweet mangoes for export". Sun Star Pampanga. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
4. Reyes, Rizal Raoul (20 May 2014). "PMSFC modernizing mango farming in PHL". Business Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
5. Fernandez, Rudy (2 December 2006). "Zambales Mango is RP's Sweetest". Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 August 2014.