Tommy Atkins
A mango widely traded for its firm skin and good shipping.
Origin · Broward County near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Released 1948
Taste & texture
- Scent
- Light citrus and tropical fruit notes.
- Firmness
- firm
- Fibre
- intermediate
- Flavour
- Tart, with some sweetness.
These named mango varieties are worth comparing at similar ripeness; a mango that ships well doesn't necessarily taste best.
sensory study · Southern Florida fruit from Homestead, Miami and Canal Point; University of Florida evaluation in Gainesville · 2019, 2021
Read the evidence
In the report’s aggregation of consumer responses to 19 southern Florida mango cultivars, Edward ranked highest, followed by Rosigold and Palmer. Samples for tasting were ripened at 20°C and 95% relative humidity and were not given the hot-water treatment used in separate shipping trials.
- Fruit tested
- Commercial export maturity stage 2 of 5 by flesh color, then ripened; peeled cut pieces for tasting
- Growing conditions
- Research collections and one commercial orchard; fruit ripened in controlled rooms.
- Varieties compared
- Edward, Rosigold, Palmer, Tommy Atkins
- Use studied
- Fresh eating
- Published
- 2021
A properly mature mango changes after harvest in more ways than softness.
instrumental study · Southern Florida; measurements at University of Florida, Gainesville · 2019
Read the evidence
In the 2019 Tommy Atkins lot, one week at 20°C was associated with soluble solids increasing from 8.9% to 13.3% and titratable acidity decreasing from 0.84% to 0.39% as citric acid. These composition changes accompany ripening but do not themselves establish a flavor optimum.
- Fruit tested
- Unheated control fruit harvested at the report’s export maturity and ripened at 20°C
- Varieties compared
- Tommy Atkins
- Use studied
- Fresh eating
- Published
- 2021
How to spot it
- Skin
- Ripe skin colour Mostly dark red, with green and orange-yellow patches.
- Shape
- Medium to large; oval or oblong.
Harvest & storage
- Ripening
- Gives slightly under a gentle squeeze. Skin colour is unreliable.
In US stores
Usual monthsToday, Oct 22Most plentiful Apr–Jun, Oct
2019-2022Oct · Peak supply
- Peak supply
- Some supply
- Low supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
From Mexico · Most plentiful Mar–Jul
Oct · No supply level recorded
- Peak supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
From Guatemala · Most plentiful Mar–May
Oct · No supply level recorded
- Peak supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
From Brazil · Most plentiful Oct–Nov
Oct · Peak supply
- Peak supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
From Ecuador · Most plentiful Nov–Dec
Oct · No supply level recorded
- Peak supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
From Peru · Most plentiful Dec–Jan
Oct · No supply level recorded
- Peak supply
Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.
Origin & family
Where Tommy Atkins began
Recorded origin
Broward County near Fort Lauderdale, Florida
United States
- Released
- 1948
Tommy Atkins’s family
8 varieties · 7 recorded linksArrows follow parents → children
Tommy Atkins
Broward County near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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On the label
Produce label codes recorded for Tommy Atkins
Organic labels add a leading 9.
Shared by Tommy Atkins and Kent and Haden
Field notes
- blush
- partialmango.org ↗
- embryony
- monoembryonicupov.int ↗
- anthracnose
- moderately resistant · Floridaedis.ifas.ufl.edu ↗
Original source notes
- skin colour ripe
- Mostly dark red, with green and orange-yellow patches.mango.org ↗
- shape
- Medium to large; oval or oblong.mango.org ↗
- flavour notes
- Tart, with some sweetness.mango.org ↗
- texture
- Firm, with fibres through the flesh.mango.org ↗
- aroma
- Light citrus and tropical fruit notes.mango.org ↗
- ripeness cue
- Gives slightly under a gentle squeeze. Skin colour is unreliable.mango.org ↗
- skin colour ripe
- red, green, orange, yellowmango.org ↗
- texture
- firmmango.org ↗
- ripeness cue
- No reliable visual cue; ripeness is judged by a gentle squeeze.mango.org ↗
- blush
- partialmango.org ↗
- flesh colour
- yellowspecialtyproduce.com ↗
- embryony
- monoembryonicupov.int ↗
- skin colour ripe
- orange, red · Queenslandera.dpi.qld.gov.au ↗
- anthracnose
- moderately resistant · Floridaedis.ifas.ufl.edu ↗
- fibre
- intermediate · United Statesnchfp.uga.edu ↗
- size
- medium to largemango.org ↗
- size
- medium to large · United Statesnchfp.uga.edu ↗
- season timing
- early to mid · Queenslandera.dpi.qld.gov.au ↗
- shape
- oval, elongated · Mexicomangoemex.com ↗
- size
- medium to large · Mexicomangoemex.com ↗
- texture
- firm · Mexicomangoemex.com ↗
Other mango varieties
Photos
CostaPPPRCC BY-SA 4.0 Mangifera indica L. var. "TommyAtkins" fruto
Sources 23
- nchfp.uga.edu
- specialtyproduce.com
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