Regional context
India
Indian subcontinent
CULTIVAR PROFILE
Alphonso
India
Also known as Happus
India's National Horticulture Board records Alphonso as Happus and lists cultivation in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
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Taste profile
Juicy · fresh fruit and pulp
Also recorded as Happus by India's National Horticulture Board; compare harvest maturity with eating ripeness.
Alphonso / Happus
Ripeness and aroma
Its variety profile describes medium fruit with moderate to abundant juice, suitable for pulping and canning. The harvest guide describes shoulders rising around the stalk and light-green skin with yellow-red blush at harvest maturity. Physiologically mature fruit is then ripened for eating; these cues are guidance from India, not a South Florida harvest calendar. The fruit stone photograph does not establish seed embryony.