Alphonso

Alphonso means "King of Mangoes". Alphonso is loved for its wonderful colour, wholesome fragrance and irresistible taste. 
The name ‘Alphonso’ can be traced almost 400 (four) hundred years back to a Portuguese noble man, Afonso De Albuquerque. The locals called it ‘Aphoos’ in Konkani while it was pronounced as ‘Hapoos’ in Maharashtra. The botanical name of the Alphonso mango is Mangifera Indica L.

Alphonso, the most delicious variety of mango, is known for its excellent texture, taste, aroma, early bearing and keeping quality.

Alphonso Mango contains good Physico-chemical properties like size, shape, the color of the skin as well as pulp, test, flavor, TSS (19 oB), acidity (0.34%), Vitamin-C (32.7 mg/100g), sugar (13.8%) and Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz).

The pulp of Alphonso is firm, fibreless with excellent orange colour, It has a good sugar acid blend and a pleasing flavour. It has a longer shelf life i.e., its keeping quality is good for about 21 days. The size of the fruit is uniform and large - medium sized and weighing about 175gms-300gms. The colour of the Alphonso is attractive orange yellow, the pulp is firm but melting, fibreless, texture soft, flavour pleasant and taste very sweet. 

The geographical area of production of Alphonso is restricted to the Konkan region of Maharashtra comprising of 5 districts (1) Palghar, (2) Thane, (3) Raigad, (4) Ratnagiri and (5) Sindhudurg. In the Konkan region, more than 95 % of the area is under the production of a single variety