Mangoes

Ambrosia

A round Florida mango with generous sweetness and a plush, rich finish.

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How it tastes

juicy · Low fibre

Texture
juicy
Fibre
Low fibre
Eating styles
Get sticky
Harvest
See regional calendars

How to enjoy it

Florida’s Ambrosia has a plush sweetness that suits a simple dessert. Serve ripe pieces with unsweetened yogurt so the fruit’s flavour sets the pace.

Open over a bowl to catch the juice. Scoop the ripe flesh; strain blended pulp if you prefer less fibre.

When it is ripe

Look for yellow skin, a fragrant aroma and a gently yielding shoulder.

Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit.

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Names, history & sources

Recorded names

A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter.

Ambrosia

The named Zill selection.

1-9

Its original planting number in the breeding programme.

Florida Ambrosia

Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity.

Before it had a name, it was 1-9

Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources.

Ambrosia came from Gary Zill’s breeding programme in Boynton Beach. Its original planting number was 1-9, and the recorded seed parent was Keitt. East Indian has been suggested as the pollen parent, but that part remains uncertain.

The number is a useful little piece of history: before a mango becomes a named favourite, it may spend years as one tree among many under observation. The available grower account does not explain the choice of “Ambrosia,” so the documented orchard identity is the story we preserve.

Read the full story

Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

  • Florida

    Catalogue association

    Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin.

  • United States

    Catalogue association

    Associated country guide; cultivation, naming and origin are different claims.

  • Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

    A place in the story

    Setting of “Before it had a name, it was 1-9”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.

Sources

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