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Mangosteen is a fruit — referred to as the Queen of Fruits , which is believed to have its origins from Sunda Islands. Home to South East Asia, South West India and tropical areas of Florida. 

Mesta Mangosteen ( Japanese Mangosteen )

Commonly found in Pahang and Sabah districts of Malaysia, Mesta Mangosteen is a rare form of Mangosteen . It has a very thick mesocarp and possesses seedless fruit .

The best Mangosteen fruits are those with the highest number of stigma lobes , which indicate the highest number of fleshy segments and the fewest seeds . The number of stigma lobes and the number of fleshy segments always match . The rare Mangosteen variety 'Mesta' typically only has 2 to 3 hard seeds, so the fruit is relatively seedless and makes for a more enjoyable eating experience. 

At first glance, you may find it difficult to differentiate between both categories but upon closer inspection, you will find that Mesta Mangosteen does not have true seeds. The false, or adventitious embryo grows into a fruit, due to an absence of sexual fertilization.

The fruit of Mesta Mangosteen is developed from cell wall of a female flower and lack of sexual reproduction makes it genes unchanged regarding countless generations.

Taste Similarity

Since both of them belong to same Genus, you will find that taste of both species is a mixture of banana, peach and pear.

But there is little difference in terms of sweetness. People who have tried both fruits have found Mangosteen to be more sugary in terms of taste 

The Mangosteens are naturally ripened . Fruits are hand picked and are found on the periphery of the canopy 😋👍🏻👍🏻