Chinna rasalu or Chinnarasamulu is an Indian mango variety originating in

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. It is a particularly juicy variety and it is grown across Andhra Pradesh and

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. Cheruku rasalu is a larger, sweeter version of the Chinna Rasalu. It is sweet as

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

, and in

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, the word for sugarcane is ''cheruku.'' Thus, It was referred to as the "Cheruku Rasalu".

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Mango cultivars of India {{Fruit-stub