The first freshly harvested, exceptional quality Calypso® Mangoes will be available nationally at all major supermarkets from this week. They’re Australia’s #1 mangoes grown by Aussies for Aussies.
The mangoticipation is over! Get ready to taste summer as Australia’s favourite Calypso® Mangoes are officially back in season from today.
Introduced in 1999, the Australian Calypso® Mango is unlike any other. Thanks to the unique variety and the way they’re grown and harvested, Calypso® Mangoes treat Aussies to the perfect mango experience. Irresistibly sweet, they have more mango, less seed and because they have fibre-free flesh, they’re more silky, less stringy, resulting in more yummy, less mushy mango heaven. What’s more, because Calypso® Mangoes have firmer flesh, they naturally last longer than other varieties, so there’s more to love, less to waste.
“We’re thrilled to launch the 2022 Calypso® Mango season,” says Michael Simonetta, CEO of Perfection Fresh. “Many Aussies are doing it tough with this long La Niña weather event, and they deserve an uplifting taste of summer. Our growers have kept the Calypso® Mangoes on the trees for longer so they develop their famous sweetness, flavour and size. Calypso® lovers will be in for an absolute mango treat.”
Calypso® Mangoes have a distinctive pink blush skin that makes them easy to spot in the shops. Perfection Fresh recommends selecting your perfect Calypso® Mango based on how you want to enjoy it. If you’re going to eat your Calypso® Mango in a salad or for pickling, consider choosing a hard one with a green tinge to the skin. For barbequing, a stir fry and baking, select a Calypso® Mango which is pale yellow with spots starting to show. Choose a Calypso® Mango which is slightly soft and golden yellow with black freckles, if you want to eat it by itself, add to smoothies, drinks, jams or dressing.
During the October to February season, Aussie growers will harvest approximately 30 million Calypso® Mangoes across more than 5,000 km. Calypso® Mango growers, packers, and fruit transportation specialists are geared up to meet exceptional demand over Christmas and summer, ensuring Australia’s #1 mango is always in plentiful supply.
Did You Know: If all the Calypso® Mango trees in Australia were lined up in a row they would stretch for over 1650km’s, which is approximately the distance between Brisbane and Melbourne, as the crow flies.
Calypso® has released all-new recipes on its website, enabling mango lovers to create fresh deliciousness over the season. Whether enjoying a healthy Calypso® Mango snack, adding some to a salad, decorating a pavlova or whisking up a mango smoothie – this ‘king of fruits’ provides impressive nutritional benefits. Half a Calypso® Mango contains only 85 calories and they’re rich sources of vitamins C and A. These low GI fruits are also a source of fibre and contain vitamin E and beta-carotene, making them an irresistible choice as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet and an active lifestyle.
Calypso® Mangoes will be available nationally at all major supermarkets from this week. For top tips on how to select, cut, keep and enjoy Calypso® Mangoes this season, visit https://www.perfection.com.au/produce/calypso-mangoes
About Perfection Fresh
Perfection Fresh Australia is one of the country’s largest privately owned fresh produce businesses. The company owns farms across the country, including glasshouses, grapes, citrus and berry farms and a network of farmers that grow their exclusive varieties. The business is renowned for leading innovation and marketing in horticulture, having some of Australia’s best loved produce brands such as Calypso® mangoes, Broccolini®, Cauli-blossom® Fioretto®, Qukes® baby cucumbers, Mix-a-Mato® tomatoes, Kumato® tomatoes, Ecoganic® Red Tip® Bananas, Sunworld® Grapes and Perfection Berries.
For more information: www.perfection.com.au
