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Guava: Skin turns from green to yellow-green to yellow; flesh yields to gentle pressure and a sweet, tropical fragrance develops. Pink-fleshed varieties show colour through translucent skin. Harvest promptly — overripe quickly.

Mango: Smell is the best guide — a ripe mango is intensely fragrant at the stem end. Skin colour varies (yellow, red, green) by variety and is not reliable. Fruit yields to gentle pressure. The cheeks fill out and round. Harvest slightly firm for best transport; ripen at room temperature.