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What can be considered as the world’s sweetest mango is produced in the island province of Guimaras. While other countries have different varieties of the tropical mango (Mangifera indica), none of them tastes like the superbly delicious Guimaras mango, which is a variety of the popular Carabao Mango (Manginera indica).

In 1995, the Guinness Book of World records listed the Carabao Mango as the sweetest fruit in the world. In the Philippines, mango ranks third among fruit crops in production, next to banana and pineapple. The country supplies mangoes to Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and recently the United States. In 1995, the Philippines produced 432,322 metric tons of mangoes, with an average production of 6.35 metric tons per hectare and 250 kilograms per tree from a total production area of 68,056 hectares.

The carabao mango that made the Western Visayas Island-province of Guimaras famous has created an appetizing first-bite impression among Australians, the Mango Information Network under the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) reported.

The news started with a taste-test held at the Philippine Embassy in Canberra, Australia where it was served to some 300 guests. The Guimaras carabao mango which is commercially known here as Philippine super mangoes is reputed for its excellent aroma, firm and almost fiber-free flesh and thin seeds that makes it mouth watering.

The Australian government has cleared the Guimaras mango’s entry to its market after strict quarantine requirements were met. Mangoes coming from the island are certified free of seed and pulp weevils. Source : Pinoy Portal Magazine