Machine-readable companion to the public website. Personal browser passport information is not included. Canonical human page: [Maha Chanok mango — Taste & ripeness \| Mango Rankings](https://mangoranking.com/mango/maha-chanok). Description: Long, elegant fruit with silky flesh and an unusually bright tart edge. Search indexing: this Markdown companion is noindex; use the canonical human page when citing this resource. [Mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md) # Maha Chanok Long, elegant fruit with silky flesh and an unusually bright tart edge. ![An elongated yellow Mahachanok mango photographed for a Thai cultivar study](https://mangoranking.com/fruit/photos/maha-chanok-photo-v1.jpg) Mahachanok from the Maejo University orchard in Chiang Mai, collected at commercial ripening stage. Photograph from Table 1, Wongkaew and coauthors (2021). Mahachanok fruit photograph, Table 1, Wongkaew et al. (2021) — Malaiporn Wongkaew, Sila Kittiwachana, Nutthatida Phuangsaijai, Bow Tinpovong, Chantalak Tiyayon, Tonapha Pusadee, Bajaree Chuttong, Korawan Sringarm, Farhan M. Bhat, Sarana Rose Sommano and Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon. [Photograph source](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8226707/#plants-10-01148-t001) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Resized for display; complete frame retained. No generative edits. ## How it tastes buttery · Low fibre **Texture** buttery **Fibre** Low fibre **Eating styles** Bring a spoon **Harvest** [See regional calendars](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md) ## How to enjoy it Thailand’s Maha Chanok combines an elongated shape with silky flesh and a bright edge. Ripe slices make a lovely counterpoint to coconut or plain yogurt. Cut ripe cheeks and scoop with a spoon. Taste the flesh plain before adding it to a dessert. ## When it is ripe Wait for yellow-orange skin and a floral aroma while the fruit still feels composed. Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit. [Compare this mango](https://mangoranking.com/compare.md?mango=maha-chanok) · [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. **Maha Chanok** - [Thailand Horticulture Research Institute — mango cultivar database](https://www.doa.go.th/hort/?page_id=52837) - [Royal Forest Department — Wang Nam Li / Tiew Thong orchard account](https://plant.forest.go.th/plant-knowledge/1/21.pdf) - [Good Fruit Guide — Maha Chanok](https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/maha-chanok/) **มหาชนก / Mahachanok / Maha Chanok** Thai Thai name and common romanizations. - [Thailand Horticulture Research Institute — mango cultivar database](https://www.doa.go.th/hort/?page_id=52837) - [Royal Forest Department — Wang Nam Li / Tiew Thong orchard account](https://plant.forest.go.th/plant-knowledge/1/21.pdf) - [Good Fruit Guide — Maha Chanok](https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/maha-chanok/) **Rainbow mango** English market nickname; it does not identify every multicoloured mango. - [Thailand Horticulture Research Institute — mango cultivar database](https://www.doa.go.th/hort/?page_id=52837) - [Royal Forest Department — Wang Nam Li / Tiew Thong orchard account](https://plant.forest.go.th/plant-knowledge/1/21.pdf) - [Good Fruit Guide — Maha Chanok](https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/maha-chanok/) **มหาชนก** Thai · Thailand Thai spelling in the agricultural extension exhibition catalogue and the research report’s Mahachanok variety list. - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension: Mango of SIAM variety exhibition](https://doaenews.doae.go.th/archives/8945) - [Thailand Department of Agriculture: Mango research project report](https://www.doa.go.th/plan/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/45-1.pdf) **Mahachanok** Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity. ## The orchard discovery that received a royal name Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources. Thai agricultural records place the original seedling at Tiew Thong orchard in Lamphun. Its parents are recorded as Nang Klang Wan and Sunset. A Royal Forest Department account credits Dech Thiewthong with discovering the new mango and records King Bhumibol Adulyadej bestowing the name Mahachanok. That local record is more specific than the broad “Chiang Mai” origin often repeated abroad. International sellers also call it Rainbow mango for its coloured skin. We preserve the royal naming account while leaving aside conflicting dates in retellings; the orchard and the name are the reliable centre of the story. [Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/maha-chanok.md) - [Thailand Horticulture Research Institute — mango cultivar database](https://www.doa.go.th/hort/?page_id=52837) - [Royal Forest Department — Wang Nam Li / Tiew Thong orchard account](https://plant.forest.go.th/plant-knowledge/1/21.pdf) - [Good Fruit Guide — Maha Chanok](https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/maha-chanok/) ## Places in this record Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin. - **Thailand** Catalogue association Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin. - **Tiew Thong orchard, Li district, Lamphun, Thailand** A place in the story Setting of “The orchard discovery that received a royal name”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications. - [Thailand Horticulture Research Institute — mango cultivar database](https://www.doa.go.th/hort/?page_id=52837) - [Royal Forest Department — Wang Nam Li / Tiew Thong orchard account](https://plant.forest.go.th/plant-knowledge/1/21.pdf) - [Good Fruit Guide — Maha Chanok](https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/maha-chanok/) [Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season. ## Sources - [Thailand Horticulture Research Institute — mango cultivar database](https://www.doa.go.th/hort/?page_id=52837) - [Royal Forest Department — Wang Nam Li / Tiew Thong orchard account](https://plant.forest.go.th/plant-knowledge/1/21.pdf) - [Good Fruit Guide — Maha Chanok](https://goodfruitguide.co.uk/product/maha-chanok/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension: Mango of SIAM variety exhibition](https://doaenews.doae.go.th/archives/8945) - [Thailand Department of Agriculture: Mango research project report](https://www.doa.go.th/plan/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/45-1.pdf) [Back to mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md)