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How can you tell if a mango is ripe?

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Press gently on mangoes to make sure they yield a little to pressure if you want ripe mangoes and will eat them soon.

Some varieties, such as Keitt mangoes, never change color, so rely more heavily on softness to indicate ripeness.
A few black spots on the skin are typical of ripe mangoes.
Put mangoes in a paper bag to ripen at room temperature; store ripe mangoes in the refrigerator.

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