Mangovariety
Francis
Also known as Madame Francis +3
Madame Francis · Madam Francis · Francine · Madame Francisque
A soft, juicy mango with some fiber, widely grown in Haiti.
Taste & texture
- Scent
- Peach and tropical fruit notes.
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Fibre
- fibrous
- Flavour
- sweet, fruitySweet, with fruit notes.
How to spot it
- Skin
- Ripe skin colour Bright yellow with green patches.
- Shape
- oblong sigmoidOblong with an S-shaped curve.
Harvest & storage
- Ripening
- Green patches fade as the yellow turns gold; gives slightly under a gentle squeeze.
In US stores
Usual monthsToday, Oct 22From Haiti · Most plentiful Apr–Jul
Oct · No supply level recorded
- Peak supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
Origin & family
Where Francis began
Recorded origin
Haiti
On the label
Produce label codes recorded for Francis
3114XL4584Large4311Small
Organic labels add a leading 9.
Shared by Keitt and Francis
Produce label codes recorded for Francis
3621All sizes
Organic labels add a leading 9.
Field notes
Original source notes
- skin colour ripe
- Bright yellow with green patches.mango.org ↗
- shape
- Oblong with an S-shaped curve.mango.org ↗
- flavour notes
- Sweet, with fruit notes.mango.org ↗
- texture
- Soft and juicy, with fibre.mango.org ↗
- aroma
- Peach and tropical fruit notes.mango.org ↗
- ripeness cue
- Green patches fade as the yellow turns gold; gives slightly under a gentle squeeze.mango.org ↗
- ripeness cue
- The green overtones diminish and the yellow becomes more golden as it ripens; a gentle squeeze also shows ripeness.mango.org ↗
- aroma
- Peach and tropical fruit.mango.org ↗
Taste & appearance
- skin
- yellow with green overtones
- shape
- oblong sigmoid
- flavor
- sweet, fruity
- texture
- soft, juicy, fibrous