Machine-readable companion to the public website. Personal browser passport information is not included. Canonical human page: [Keo Romeat mango — Taste & ripeness \| Mango Rankings](https://mangoranking.com/mango/keo-romeat). Description: Crisp and tart while green, sweet and gently aromatic when fully ripe. Search indexing: this Markdown companion is noindex; use the canonical human page when citing this resource. [Mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md) # Keo Romeat Crisp and tart while green, sweet and gently aromatic when fully ripe. ![Four photographs of Keo Romeat mangoes, progressing from green young fruit to yellow ripe and over-ripe fruit, with original study labels below.](https://mangoranking.com/fruit/photos/keo-romeat-photo-v1.jpg) Keo Romeat from Kampong Speu, Cambodia, photographed at four maturity stages in Servent and coauthors (2026), Figure 1. The full figure and its original labels are preserved; the last panel’s printed colour description conflicts with its yellow appearance. Keo Romeat mango maturity stages — Figure 1 — Adrien Servent, Marvin Soto, Tina Julien, Sela Cham, Savery Yon, Chanvorleak Phat and Elen Morm. [Photograph source](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2026.101671) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Resized for display; complete frame retained. No generative edits. ## How it tastes firm · Low fibre **Texture** firm **Fibre** Low fibre **Eating styles** Slice & eat, Chilli & salt **Harvest** [See regional calendars](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md) ## How to enjoy it Cambodia’s Keo Romeat is worth meeting at more than one stage. Firm fruit offers crunch; ripening changes the balance toward a softer, sweeter bite. Match the stage to the dish. Cut the cheeks away from the flat stone, then slice or cube. Use the ripeness notes below to choose the right stage. ## When it is ripe Eat firm and green for crunch, or wait for yellow skin and a fruity aroma. Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit. [Compare this mango](https://mangoranking.com/compare.md?mango=keo-romeat) · [Saved mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/passport.md) Names, history & sources ## Recorded names A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter. **Keo Romeat** - [EuroCham Cambodia — sourcing Cambodian mangoes](https://www.eurocham-cambodia.org/uploads/9054a-sourcing-from-cambodia_mango-latest.pdf) - [Kirirom Food Production — Keo Romeat](https://www.kfp.com.kh/) **Keo Romeat / Keo Romiet / Keo Romet** Romanizations used for the Cambodian variety. - [EuroCham Cambodia — sourcing Cambodian mangoes](https://www.eurocham-cambodia.org/uploads/9054a-sourcing-from-cambodia_mango-latest.pdf) - [Kirirom Food Production — Keo Romeat](https://www.kfp.com.kh/) **Keo** A name element explained as glass in the Cambodian trade guide. - [EuroCham Cambodia — sourcing Cambodian mangoes](https://www.eurocham-cambodia.org/uploads/9054a-sourcing-from-cambodia_mango-latest.pdf) - [Kirirom Food Production — Keo Romeat](https://www.kfp.com.kh/) **Keo Romiet** Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity. ## The mango that changes with the kitchen Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved. Keo Romeat is one of Cambodia’s most familiar cultivated mangoes. A Cambodian trade guide explains keo through the pale flesh of the unripe fruit and its glass-like association. The spelling changes as the name moves between Khmer and English: Romeat, Romiet and Romet all appear in trade. Its cultural story is also a story of stages. Cambodian producers describe people enjoying it fresh while green as well as ripe, and processors have carried it abroad as dried fruit. The sources do not establish a first breeder or mother tree, so this record keeps the everyday Cambodian name at the centre. [Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/keo-romeat.md) - [EuroCham Cambodia — sourcing Cambodian mangoes](https://www.eurocham-cambodia.org/uploads/9054a-sourcing-from-cambodia_mango-latest.pdf) - [Kirirom Food Production — Keo Romeat](https://www.kfp.com.kh/) ## Places in this record Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin. - **Cambodia** Catalogue association Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin. - **Cambodia; Kampong Speu and other growing provinces** A place in the story Setting of “The mango that changes with the kitchen”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications. - [EuroCham Cambodia — sourcing Cambodian mangoes](https://www.eurocham-cambodia.org/uploads/9054a-sourcing-from-cambodia_mango-latest.pdf) - [Kirirom Food Production — Keo Romeat](https://www.kfp.com.kh/) [Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season. ## Sources - [EuroCham Cambodia — sourcing Cambodian mangoes](https://www.eurocham-cambodia.org/uploads/9054a-sourcing-from-cambodia_mango-latest.pdf) - [Kirirom Food Production — Keo Romeat](https://www.kfp.com.kh/) [Back to mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md)