Been visiting our local supermarkets these few weeks to search for the different brands of dried mangoes and trying to figure out which is the best. As you guys know I love mangoes. Can’t get enough of them. What surprises me most is that dried mangoes are pretty expensive. Even fresh mangoes are expensive in Singapore. Not too sure why. I would expect that such a tropical fruit would be cheap in Singapore, we being in a tropical country and all. But that is not the case. I guess in Singapore, sooner or later, everything will be expensive. Just look at those Soya Bean drinks nowadays. Once it cost like 20 cents per cup, now it is like $1.20! This is inflation gone really really wild.
Anyway, I found this ECJ Farms Dried Mangoes. The packaging is pretty nice and it caught my eye. Yes, packaging can be kind of important, especially when it comes to dried fruits because there are so many brands available. The only way you are going to attract some attention from consumers is to make it look all pretty. Of course, the quality of the dried fruits is important as well. No point looking pretty but taste horrible right? Can be a real letdown.
We have the ECJ Farms Dried Mangoes. Distributed by Phoenix Logistics & Marketing Pte Ltd. Yup, they stuck this big label telling you that they are the distributors of this dried mango. An overkill if you ask me.
Yes, premium quality mangoes, straight from the farm.
The back of the pack. Cannot see anything? Don’t worry, I have taken the liberty of taking a more detailed photo for you guys to enjoy.
ECJ Farms are located in Negros Occidental, where the foot of Kanlaon Volcano meets the green plains of the island and in the province of Mount Apo to the southernmost tip of Mindanao. From these two fertile locations are produced the choicest tropical fruits that are showered by nature’s loving rain, “blest” by the sun’s nurturing rays and cared for by the very farmers who own the land……watever. I stopped reading right there and then. Too much information for me. Basically they are saying that the mangoes are supposedly well cared for and the product is going to be very very delicious. Oh, this is a product of the Philippines. That is where all the good quality mangoes are from.
Singapore mangoes are horribly sour. During my army days, I used to pluck a few mangoes from the trees around my place. No, they don’t taste nice at all. Stick to Philippine Mangoes.
The ingredients are selected mangoes, sugar & preserved with sulphur dioxide. I am not a fan of preservatives, especially sulphur dioxide but from my experience, it seems that nearly all the dried mangoes have been preserved with some sort of chemicals. Perhaps it is because mangoes do not dry very well? Hey, check it out, the Vitamin C content is pretty impressive. This would mean that the mangoes are not heated during the drying process because Vitamin C is heat sensitive.
Sadly, I didn’t find this ECJ Farms Dried Mangoes tasty. It is just a bit too dry. I am sure that there are people out there who like their dried mangoes extremely dry but I like my juicier. or at the very least, chewy instead of crumbly. It feels like I am eating a piece of mango candy. For those like me, I would recommend Joy or 7D mangoes. Their dried mangoes do have some chewiness in them and juicy too!
Dear Sir,
Greetings and compliments of the day.
We are happy to know your company as a supplier of Dried Mangoes Juice.
Please, kindly send your full details to us in order to enable us have a look and come back to you fully.
We thank you and hope to hearing from you soonest.
Best regards,
Solomon.