Mango - Identifying natural vs artificial
2. Artificially ripened mangoes are either too uniformly coloured, or have very well-demarcated (i.e. unnatural looking) green and yellow spots. If a mango is unnaturally yellow or too bright to be grown in nature, chuck it.
3. The pulp of a naturally ripened mango is always a uniform reddish-yellow. The artificial ones are usually light or dark yellow in colour, proving that they look ripe only from the outside.
4. Naturally ripened mangoes have a lot more juice and they're sweeter. Cut open a mango. If it doesn't leak much juice, it's probably modified artificially.
5. Naturally grown mangoes, no matter which variety, have a shorter season. The artificial ones are available for long periods, sometimes even throughout the year. more