Purple Mango
Mango fruit is one of the fruit commodities that have bright prospects to be cultivated in various regions. Moreover, now appears several new variants of mango fruit that has special features, one of which is mango irwin or purple mango. Why is it called purple mango? Irwin is a mango introduction from the Kangaroo Country which in addition has a charming appearance also has a bustling taste. Yep, this purple mango presents a taste sensation that is relatively different than the local mangoes from Indonesia itself. The texture of this mango flesh is somewhat dense, slightly watery, the fiber is quite smooth, and has a little flour. It also tastes sweet, its sugar content reaches up to 12-15 briks. Sweet taste also blend with the sour taste and aroma of the typical fruit like mangoes kweni.Ditilik from the physical side of purple mango appearance is interesting, especially the fruit. The old fruit has a purple color on the base of the fruit and green on the tip of the fruit. While the fruit that has been old (ripe) has a red color at the base of the fruit and yellow on the tip of the fruit. The purple mango fruit is rounded oval and can reach a relatively large size and weighs about 500-700 grams per piece. The fruit plant in Latin called Mangifera indica is one of the introduced mangoes from Australia. The appearance is quite seductive and very beautiful with the color of the fruit skin is purplish red. Reportedly a rather purple red color on this mango fruit appears as a result of the presence of anthocyanin hormone. This anthocyanin hormone is derived from glucose that has been altered by sunlight that has short waves of about 100-200 mμ. In this irwin mango anthocyanin substances are gathered at the base of the fruit near the stalk. While chlorophyll as a green giver on the plant just left a little at the tip of the fruit. The carotenoid pigment spread evenly on the entire skin of the fruit so as to present a yellow background. The irwin's mango purple fruit is well welcomed by the market because of its taste, its production, and its resistance to good illness, especially with its attractive fruit color.