Papayavariety

Maradol

Origin · Cuba

Taste & texture

Sweetness
mediumvery high
Firmness
medium

How to spot it

Variety appearance
Skin
Ripe skin colour orange
Flesh
orange, redsalmon, red

Harvest & storage

Ripening
Skin turns yellow and then orange when fully ripe.
specialtyproduce.com ↗
Context & source
/observation/method
retailer_description

In US stores

Usual months

Oct · Supply recorded

  • Supply recorded

Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.

thepacker.com calendar ↗

Origin & family

Where Maradol began

Recorded origin

Cuba

Maradol’s family

3 varieties · 2 recorded linksArrows follow parents → children

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Maradol

Cuba

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On the label

Produce label codes recorded for Maradol

3112

Organic labels add a leading 9.

Field notes

Soluble solids (°Brix)
10.35–12.63 degBrix

region: MX-YUC

scielo.org.mx ↗
Context & source
/observation/unit
degBrix
/observation/region
MX-YUC
/observation/method
research_paper
Original source notes
skin colour ripe
orangeupov.int ↗
skin colour ripe
yellow, orange, green · Venezuelaproduccioncientifica.luz.edu.ve ↗
flesh colour
orange, redupov.int ↗
flesh colour
orange, red · Cubaredalyc.org ↗
flesh colour
orange, red · Venezuelaproduccioncientifica.luz.edu.ve ↗
flesh colour
yellow, salmonthepacker.com ↗
flesh colour
salmon, rededis.ifas.ufl.edu ↗
shape
elongated · Venezuelaproduccioncientifica.luz.edu.ve ↗
shape
oval, pear shapedthepacker.com ↗
weight
1400–1700 g · Venezuelaproduccioncientifica.luz.edu.ve ↗
sweetness
mediumupov.int ↗
sweetness
very highedis.ifas.ufl.edu ↗
brix
10.35–12.63 °Brix · Yucatánscielo.org.mx ↗
firmness
mediumupov.int ↗
ripeness cue
Skin turns yellow and then orange when fully ripe.specialtyproduce.com ↗
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