Regional context
Mexico
Americas
CULTIVAR PROFILE
Ataulfo
Mexico
Also known as Honey mango · Champagne® (brand use) · Honey
The Chiapas government traces Ataulfo to Tapachula in Mexico's Soconusco region. The National Mango Board presents the cultivar as Honey (Ataulfo).
Vote for this mangoIdentification noteFruit color, size and season vary with climate and ripeness. Compare several clues, not one photograph.
Taste profile
Smooth · fibre-free
Mexican mango also presented as Honey; compare skin colour with gentle firmness when judging ripeness.
Ataulfo / Honey
Ripeness and aroma
The National Mango Board describes smooth, firm, fibre-free flesh. Skin deepens from yellow-green to gold and may develop small wrinkles when fully ripe; check gentle give as well as colour. The comparison photograph shows two cultivars, Ataulfo and Alphonso.