Today it is recognized that as mangosteen trees become older, the quality and taste of the fruit improves, maturing in a thinner, outer shell with a sweeter, mellow taste of strongly scented white, fluffy meat. All these attributes allow the fruit to command high prices.
In great demand today, mangosteen earn for the country tens of millions of bath each year in revenue in both the domestic and export markets, in the form of fresh and frozen fruits. Well supported, such high quality "centenary mangosteens" are sure to enjoy better prices on the world market.