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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Zill's "Juicy Peach" - Mango Review
« on: August 16, 2016, 06:50:36 PM »
Zill's "Juicy Peach" - Mango Review by Brett Borders
Seeing the late season Kents and the Keitts for sale always makes me a little bit sad, because it means that mango season is winding down. But this Juicy Peach mango from Tropical Acres Farms kept my interest kindled over the weekend.
It had a sharp beak and a nice, inviting fragrance. Some mangos taste best when firmer so I cut a slice out before it got soft to investigate. The lemony yellow flesh beheld a pronounced, not classically mango-like flavor that was surprisingly similar to Starburst candy. It was bold and unique... yet very smooth & agreeable!
I let it ripen further, overnight, in my outdoor hanging basket and I was surprised to find a few ants on the edges of it. They very rarely make the effort. I washed it off and tried again. The flesh was pleasingly soft and I wondered if the "Juicy Peach" name might have been inspired from the texture. But the flavor registered in my brain on the citrus spectrum: Sunny Delight, Starburst candy and sometimes like a real deal honey tangerine. I got a few scattered hits of mango-y flavor notes but not much. There was no resin, nothing funky or astringent... and as you eat closer to the peel it gets sweeter and more intensely citrusy, like icing on a cake. The tart notes were faint and in the background only.
It's hard to compare this to another mango. The closest flavor I can think of is the Seacrest, but this was different and better. I can see many people enjoying the well-rounded, mellow Citrus-Fruity flavors, and there's nothing extreme or complex to dislike. I consider the Juicy Peach to be a solid selection that lives up to Zill's reputation for next-gen mango breeding, and I'd rate this particular one as "Excellent."
(scale: Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent, Outstanding.)
Seeing the late season Kents and the Keitts for sale always makes me a little bit sad, because it means that mango season is winding down. But this Juicy Peach mango from Tropical Acres Farms kept my interest kindled over the weekend.
It had a sharp beak and a nice, inviting fragrance. Some mangos taste best when firmer so I cut a slice out before it got soft to investigate. The lemony yellow flesh beheld a pronounced, not classically mango-like flavor that was surprisingly similar to Starburst candy. It was bold and unique... yet very smooth & agreeable!
I let it ripen further, overnight, in my outdoor hanging basket and I was surprised to find a few ants on the edges of it. They very rarely make the effort. I washed it off and tried again. The flesh was pleasingly soft and I wondered if the "Juicy Peach" name might have been inspired from the texture. But the flavor registered in my brain on the citrus spectrum: Sunny Delight, Starburst candy and sometimes like a real deal honey tangerine. I got a few scattered hits of mango-y flavor notes but not much. There was no resin, nothing funky or astringent... and as you eat closer to the peel it gets sweeter and more intensely citrusy, like icing on a cake. The tart notes were faint and in the background only.
It's hard to compare this to another mango. The closest flavor I can think of is the Seacrest, but this was different and better. I can see many people enjoying the well-rounded, mellow Citrus-Fruity flavors, and there's nothing extreme or complex to dislike. I consider the Juicy Peach to be a solid selection that lives up to Zill's reputation for next-gen mango breeding, and I'd rate this particular one as "Excellent."
(scale: Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent, Outstanding.)