A mango variety with low levels of sugar

Kongara Ramesh, a farmer from Tarluwada village in Andhra Pradesh has developed a mango variety with low levels of sugar.

“The total soluble sugar (TSS) of this variety is only 16 as against 20 and 25 that of common mango varieties. Despite being low in sugar, the taste is fine,” he says. The Horticulture Research Station at Sangareddy has certified that this variety has only 16 TSS.

Each mango tree grows to a height of 10 feet and yields 300-400 mangoes. The seed is small, the skin is thin and the pulp quantity ranges between 80%- 85%, occupying a greater part of the fruit. The fruits are yellow in colour and weigh 200 grams each.