The mango milk tea in this guide starts from our Mango Bubble Tea Mix. The light mango fruit tea uses our Mango & Peach Fruit Premix. The price, pack sizes and bulk savings are on its product page. Buy Mango Bubble Tea Mix →
The short answer
Mango bubble tea is a mango-flavoured milk tea or fruit tea served over ice with a chewy or bursting topping. The milk version is creamy, like a cold mango shake with tea in it; the fruit version is made with cold water and tastes light and tangy, more like an iced tea. “Mango boba” usually means one of these with tapioca pearls, or with mango popping boba, the little pearls that burst with mango-flavoured juice.
Mango milk tea. Premix in warm water or milk, over ice. Creamy. Mango fruit tea. Premix in cold water, over ice. Light and tangy. Toppings. Tapioca pearls (chewy, cooked), mango popping boba (bursts, no cooking, cold drinks only) or nata de coco (chewy coconut jelly). Our mango range. Mango Bubble Tea Mix, Mango Popping Boba, Mango & Peach Fruit Premix and Mango Cheese Cake 3-in-1.
Mango milk tea vs mango fruit tea
| Mango milk tea | Mango fruit tea | |
|---|---|---|
| Base liquid | 100 ml warm water or milk | 100 ml cold water |
| Taste | Creamy, dessert-like | Light, fruity, tangy |
| Optional tea | 10–15 ml black tea concentrate | 10–15 ml green tea concentrate |
| Serve | Over 5–10 ice cubes | Over 5–10 ice cubes; not as a hot drink |
| Our premix | Mango Bubble Tea Mix or Mango Cheese Cake 3-in-1 | Mango & Peach Fruit Premix |
How to make mango milk tea
This is the method printed for our Mango Cheese Cake 3-in-1, a dairy-based mango cheesecake-flavoured premix:
- Dissolve 15–30 g of premix in 100 ml of warm water or milk. Stir until smooth.
- Pour over 5–10 ice cubes.
- Add tea if you like. 10–15 ml of black tea concentrate. It is optional.
- Finish with 30–40 g of tapioca pearls, popping boba or nata de coco, and 20 g of whipped cream on top if you want it.
How to make mango fruit tea
This is the method printed for our Mango & Peach Fruit Premix, ripe mango with sweet peach:
- Dissolve 15–30 g of premix in 100 ml of cold water.
- Pour over 5–10 ice cubes.
- Add tea if you like. 10–15 ml of green tea concentrate. It is optional.
- Finish with 30–40 g of tapioca pearls, popping boba or nata de coco.
Fruit premixes are made for cold drinks; a hot drink is not recommended. A light fruit tea finished with mango popping boba is what many menus call a mango popping refresher; see the mango mint popping refresher in our recipe collection.
Tapioca vs mango popping boba vs nata de coco
| Tapioca pearls | Mango popping boba | Nata de coco | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texture | Soft, chewy, gummy | Thin skin that bursts with mango-flavoured juice | Firm, chewy jelly cubes |
| Prep | Cook: 1:10 pearls to water, boil 30 min, steam 35 min | None; scoop straight from the pack | Drain the syrup; a quick rinse is optional |
| Hot drinks | Yes | No; heat dissolves the membrane | Cold drinks and desserts |
| Best with mango | Mango milk tea | Mango fruit tea, refreshers, yogurt | Either |
More on the three in tapioca vs popping boba vs nata de coco. Cooked pearls should be served within 8 hours; see how to cook tapioca pearls.
Mango popping boba
Our Mango Popping Boba are pearls of about 8 mm that burst on the bite. They need no cooking: open the pack and spoon them into a cold drink, yogurt, a dessert or ice cream. They are vegetarian and Halal. Keep them out of hot drinks, because heat dissolves the membrane, and do not freeze them. Sealed, a pack keeps 9 months; once opened, keep it refrigerated in its syrup with the lid closed and it keeps until the best-before date on the pack. They come in a 1 KG pack, ₹649 including GST, twelve packs to a case.
Mango popping boba also lifts non-mango drinks: see pandan with mango popping, matcha mango popping latte and chai latte with mango popping.
More mango drinks for a menu
Browse the mango recipe collection for layered and blended ideas, such as mango cloud popping milk tea, mango passion popping tea and mango black tea boba latte. For all our bursting flavours, see the popping boba range.
Watch a mango peach fruit tea being made
How to make mango peach fruit bubble tea with our fruit premix. More short recipes on our YouTube channel.
What is mango bubble tea?
Mango bubble tea is a mango-flavoured milk tea or fruit tea served over ice with a topping such as tapioca pearls, mango popping boba or nata de coco.
What is the difference between mango milk tea and mango fruit tea?
Mango milk tea is made from a milk premix in warm water or milk and tastes creamy. Mango fruit tea is made with cold water and tastes light and tangy. Both are served over ice.
How do you make mango milk tea?
Dissolve 15–30 g of a mango milk premix in 100 ml of warm water or milk, pour over 5–10 ice cubes, add 10–15 ml of black tea concentrate if you like, and finish with 30–40 g of toppings.
What is mango popping boba?
Small pearls, about 8 mm, with a thin skin that bursts with mango-flavoured juice when you bite. They need no cooking and go straight from the pack into cold drinks and desserts.
Can mango popping boba go in hot drinks?
No. Heat dissolves the membrane, so use popping boba only in cold or room-temperature drinks and desserts. Tapioca pearls are the topping for hot drinks.
Which topping is best for mango bubble tea?
Tapioca pearls suit creamy mango milk tea; mango popping boba suits light mango fruit tea and refreshers; nata de coco works with either.