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Peaches
6.7best for baking1 cup : 1 cup
Similar sweetness and soft texture
6.7
mangoes substitute
for baking.
Baking with mango means managing 15g sugar and 83% water per 100g through a 350°F oven — the moisture wants to turn your crumb gummy while the fructose browns aggressively past 325°F. Successful swaps share mango's soft flesh that bakes down to a jammy pocket without weeping. This page ranks subs first on sugar-water balance (to keep crumb set), second on whether the fruit holds shape through a 40-minute bake, third on caramelization behavior around muffin and crumble edges.
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adjustment for baking
Peeled diced peaches at 1:1 cup match mango's 88% water and 14g sugar per 100g closely — nearly identical moisture and caramelization at 350°F. Soft fuzzy flesh bakes down into the same jammy pockets in muffins and crumbles over 30-40 minutes. Skin can stay on if chopped small (5mm).
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Nectarines
6.7best for baking1 cup : 1 cup
Stone fruit with tropical-ish flavor
6.7
adjustment for baking
Nectarines at 1:1 cup behave like smooth-skinned peaches in baking — 87% water, 10g sugar per 100g, slightly firmer flesh that holds dice shape 5 minutes longer than peach at 350°F. No peeling needed. The lighter sweetness means you may add 1 tbsp extra sugar to the batter to match mango's honeyed depth.
03
Apricots
6.7best for baking1 cup : 1 cup
Bright orange fruit, slightly tangier
6.7
adjustment for baking
Diced apricots at 1:1 cup bring brighter tang (pH 3.3 versus mango's 3.8) and 11g sugar per 100g. Firmer flesh holds dice integrity through 40 minutes at 350°F better than peach or mango. Add 1 tbsp sugar per cup to offset the extra tart punch; works especially well in almond-flour cakes.
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04
Persimmons
5.01 piece : 1 piece
Similar honeyed sweetness when ripe
5.0
adjustment for this dish
Use Hachiya persimmons fully ripe (jelly-soft) at 1:1 piece for mango cup; Fuyu stay firm and cube. Persimmon's 18g sugar per 100g runs sweeter than mango, so trim added sugar by 2 tbsp per cup. Color deepens to burnt-orange at 350°F over 35 minutes — handsome in spiced quickbreads.
05
Jackfruit
4.01 cup : 1 cup
Sweet tropical for ripe jackfruit dishes
4.0
adjustment for this dish
Ripe jackfruit bulbs at 1:1 cup chopped into 1cm pieces bring tutti-frutti notes — banana, pineapple, mango combined. Sugar at 19g per 100g is higher than mango; cut added sugar by 2 tbsp per cup. Flesh holds shape remarkably well at 350°F for 40 minutes due to dense fibrous structure.
06
Cantaloupe
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Juicy melon cubes; dice to mango size for fruit salads, much milder tropical flavor
10.0
adjustment for this dish
Cantaloupe at 1:1 cup brings 90% water versus mango's 83% — a noticeable moisture lift. Expect a slightly soggier crumb unless you drain diced melon on paper for 20 minutes first. Caramelization is weaker (8g sugar per 100g) so add 1 tbsp sugar per cup. Best in upside-down cakes, not dense quickbreads.
07
Papaya
6.71 cup : 1 cup
Tropical with comparable creaminess
6.7
adjustment for this dish
Ripe papaya diced at 1:1 cup matches mango's moisture (88% water) and creamy-set behavior at 350°F over 35 minutes. Sweetness is softer (8g sugar per 100g); add 2 tbsp sugar per cup to match. Papaya's musky note reads more tropical than mango in coconut-and-lime batters.
08
Cherimoya
6.71 piece : 1 piece
Tropical sweetness, softer texture
6.7
adjustment for this dish
Cherimoya flesh at 1:1 piece for mango cup scoops in soft creamy chunks — custardy texture means it melts rather than holding dice in the crumb. Sugar at 17g per 100g is slightly sweeter than mango. Strain seeds and dice to 1.5cm; add to batter in the last fold to protect structure at 350°F.
09
Custard-Apple
6.71 piece : 1 piece
Custardy tropical flesh; scoop and dice, sweeter and creamier than typical mango
6.7
10
Pineapple
6.71 cup : 1 cup
Tropical and juicy, more acidic than mango
6.7
11
Soursop
5.01 cup : 1 cup
Creamy white tropical flesh; blend for smoothies or dice for fruit salads, very sweet
5.0
12
Passion-Fruit
4.01 tbsp : 2 tbsp
Puree mango with lime juice for tang
4.0
13
Durian
5.01 cup : 1 cup
Rich and custardy when ripe; use in smoothies and ice cream, very strong aroma
5.0