Mangoes in Venezuela

Explore the mangoes

• Haden — Florida

  Pretty skin, decent perfume, and fibers that refuse to leave the conversation.

• Keitt — Florida

  Fresh, mild, and generous—excellent when everyone else has clocked out.

• Kent — Florida

  Big, smooth, sweet, and easy to find when you need a win.

• Tommy Atkins — Florida

  Dependable, handsome, and mostly here because it travels well.

Local names to know

• Bocado Común

  Also known as Bocado Comun

  A Venezuelan mango type studied separately from Bocado Jobo and Hilacha. In one study, fruit averaged 127.9 g and pulp made up 75.9% of fruit weight.

  Origin story and local names
  • Aular & Rodríguez, Características físicas y químicas, y prueba de preferencia de tres tipos de mangos criollos venezolanos (2005)

• Bocado Jobo

  A Venezuelan mango type studied separately from Bocado Común and Hilacha. In one study, fruit averaged 264.1 g and pulp made up 75.3% of fruit weight.

  Origin story and local names
  • Aular & Rodríguez, Características físicas y químicas, y prueba de preferencia de tres tipos de mangos criollos venezolanos (2005)

• Hilacha

  Also known as Mango Hilacha

  A Venezuelan mango type studied separately from Bocado Común and Bocado Jobo. In one study, fruit averaged 221.0 g and pulp made up 68.0% of fruit weight; seed and skin proportions were highest among those three types.

  Origin story and local names
  • Aular & Rodríguez, Características físicas y químicas, y prueba de preferencia de tres tipos de mangos criollos venezolanos (2005)
  • Avilán et al., Floración de cultivares de mango de la colección del INIA-CENIAP (2002)

• Manga Criolla

  A Venezuelan mango name recorded in rootstock research and the INIA-CENIAP collection; manga may also refer to a broader local type.

  Origin story and local names
  • Mérida, Vargas & Sergent, Evaluation of some biometric characteristics of four mango rootstocks (1996), AGRIS record
  • Avilán et al., Floración de cultivares de mango de la colección del INIA-CENIAP (2002)

Journeys through these mangoes

• A Mediterranean chapter.

  Spain’s harvest and Sicily’s orchards reveal more than one mango growing in Europe. Follow familiar varieties into another part of their story.

• From Florida, into the world.

  A family of cultivars leads from Florida into research collections and Brazilian orchards. Follow Haden, Irwin and Palmer.

The country guide

Our current selection for Venezuela begins with Haden, Keitt, Bocado Común. Explore the tasting stories and documented names below as starting points. These are mangoes associated with this place, not a complete inventory or a claim that each one originated here. A fuller country guide is still taking shape.

Season and availability

A country-specific season guide has not been verified yet. Dates on individual tasting stories are not a national harvest calendar; local harvests and imported availability need separate context.

At the table

The tasting stories offer editorial serving and ripeness suggestions for individual mangoes. Local eating traditions still need further research for this country guide.

Sources and further reading

• Aular & Rodríguez, Características físicas y químicas, y prueba de preferencia de tres tipos de mangos criollos venezolanos (2005)
• Avilán et al., Floración de cultivares de mango de la colección del INIA-CENIAP (2002)
• Mérida, Vargas & Sergent, Evaluation of some biometric characteristics of four mango rootstocks (1996), AGRIS record