How to choose a sweet juicy mango at the grocery store | Mango 101

In this video I will show you how to pick a nice, sweet, juicy mango at the grocery store. I will also teach you how to use the mangoes' color and texture to know whether a mango is ripe, and what it's likely going to taste like.

I will also show you how to ripen a mango and how to store a mango for later consumption.

There are hundreds of different kinds of mangoes. So, in this video, we are talking about the most common mango found in American grocery stores - the Tommy Atkins type mango.

Different mangoes will have differnt color patterns and taste profiles, but they all have the same texture clues that tell you when they are ripe.

0:00 How to Choose a Mango
0:43 Tommy Atkins Mango
0:59 Growing Your Own Mangoes
1:20 Feel the Mango
1:52 The Color of the Mango
2:30 Taking a mango home
2:44 Ripening a mango at home
3:13 Storing mangoes in the fridge
3:22 The taste test!

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Stock footage in this video is licensed from Pexels.

[blunchimprov-ui]

Your enjoyment was infectious! I appreciate the information: I look forward to enjoying more mangoes because of this video!

[heatherfisher]

Your fruit readiness information is super! (I think if someone is watching me at the grocery store though, they may be entertained and think I’m 🤪, especially when I follow your cantaloupe checks! Love it all and it works!) Thanks!

[studystuff]

you can put them with bananas because bananas release a lot of ethylene gas so it helps ripen them faster

[dorisbutler]

I love mangoes 🥭! Now that I live back up north, I have to pay more attention to making sure my produce is ripe. Thank you for this! 😊

[Sheilahearns-mc]

I like your video on mango.thanks stay encouraged...

[maryloudelossantos]

I am a mango lover! Thank you for the tips.

[aurora]

Thanks. I would love to hear about how to handle the harvest? I guess freezing in those trimmed slices would be best, as you can use them long or cut them smaller.

[mpg]

I moved to Florida one year ago and have a mango tree. I didn't get any last summer, the birds and squirrels ruined them. How do you know when to pick them? I was SO looking forward to eating them!

[mjnyc]

Only imported mangoes are available where I live (NYC). These are dipped in hot water upon import which robs flavor. On a trip to southern Florida I found out how good a fresh mango tastes. Florida mangoes stay in Florida I suppose.

[judithwhite-qbrb]

How do you tell which mangoes are stringy and which are not?

[inhabitantofearth]

Sometimes I will buy a mango and it has the right color and feel, but when I cut into it, there's like brownish spots on the inside, almost like it's rotting from the inside out. How do I avoid those types of mangos?

[misselinor]

Where are you located to grow a mango tree?

[presidentobummer]

Put it into a bag with apples, that will ripen it faster.