Pico (mango)
The Pico mango, also known as padero, is a variety of mango from the Philippines. Along with the Carabao mango, it is among the most commonly commercially cultivated mango cultivar in the Philippines.
Pico mangoes are characterized by highly elongated fruits, reaching up to in length but only around in diameter. It is distinctly flattened in comparison to the Carabao mango. Ripe fruits are pale yellow to light orange in color. The flesh of ripe fruits is sweet, colored rich orange that usually turn reddish near the tips. The flesh is soft but not as soft as Carabao mangoes.
Like other Southeast Asian-type mangoes, Pico mangoes are polyembryonic, in contrast to Indian-type mangoes. The fruiting season is from May to July.
Pico mangoes are similar in appearance to another native cultivar, the Kabayo or Cabayo mango. Kabayo mangoes are also highly elongated in shape. But Kabayo mangoes are rounder in cross-section with a sloped back similar to a Carabao mango, but with the flesh consistency of a Pico mango.