Description
About Totapuri Mango
Also known as
Bangalore, Collector, Kallamai, Kili Mooku Gilli, Mukku, “Ottu” Sandersha [& Interestingly Totapuri also known as Ginimoothi Mavinakayi in Kannada literally translates to parrot’s beak (face).
Origin
Found largely in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and is partially cultivated in Sri Lanka.
Season
May – July.
Shape
Oblong in shape with an attractive green (raw) to golden yellow (fully ripe) colour. The inner flesh when fully ripe and ready to be processed is fibreless and looks a lot like Cadmium Yellow colour.
Taste & Texture
Totapuri is generally mild to tangy in taste and often cut into pieces and partaken with salt and chilli powder sprinkled over it.
The skin of a Totapuri mango is usually eaten alongside the fruit’s flesh due to its lack of or mild bitterness compared to other mango varieties’ skins.
Other Characteristics
• Their unique tangy and slightly sour taste can provide an intresting twist to mango based desserts and chutneys.
• Their unique flavour and firm texture makes them popular among pickle enthusiasts.
• It is most popularly used in processed mango products.
• Fruits have good keeping quality.
• This mango has a piquant flavour, something different from the other sweet varieties of mangoes available.
Weight
These mangoes are large sized, weighing on an average 350-400 grams.
