The Mango: The Superfruit ... Delicious and Healthy

dulce85 (52)in #farms • 8 years ago (edited)

The Mango:

It is a fruit that is characterized by its rich, peculiar and exquisite tropical flavor, it can be grown in many countries; It has spread throughout the world, mainly in warm areas. Today I wanted to write about this excellent fruit in view of the fact that in my country (Venezuela) we are lucky to have this wonderful fruit, for many a good snack, for others its main food dish.

This is a very desirable fruit, and we can consume it in different ways (juices, salads, jellies, sweets), for me they are all very good because I love mango.

There is a wide variety of types of mangoes among them I can mention the following:

Mango Criollo: Yellow skin when ripe, firm pulp and a very sweet flavor.
Mango Dudu: It is small, with a sweet flavor but with a slight acid touch.
Mango Apple Intense sweetness, pulp is juicy in the shape of an apple.
Mango de Hilacha: Its pulp is composed of high fiber levels.
Mango boca'o: The smallest of mango varieties.
Manga: It is characterized by its sweet taste with acidic touches and its large size.

Mango Nutritional Properties

In view of the fact that this fruit possesses a series of nutrients when consumed, we offer our organism a series of nutrients that will help us to maintain a healthy life, which will vary according to the type and quantity of the fruit ingested. We should enjoy this sweet and refreshing fruit, taking advantage of the fact that it is easy to obtain in our country. It is recommended to eat it naturally without submitting it to any type of process.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE HANDLE PER 100 GR.	Composition
WATER	83.46%
CALORIES	60.27 Kcal.
PROTEINS	0.81 gr.
GREASES	0.09 gr.
CARBOHYDRATES	15.29 gr.
FIBER	1.49 gr.
CALCIUM	10.00 mg.
IRON	0.15 mg.
MAGNESIUM	09.00 mg.
PHOSPHORUS	15.00 mg.
POTASSIUM	169.00 mg.
VITAMIN C	36.3 mg.
VITAMIN E	0.8 mg.
VITAMIN A	479.00 ug.
VITAMIN B1	0.04 mg.
VITAMIN B2	0.05 mg.
VITAMIN B3	0,41 mg.
VITAMIN B6	0.17 mg.

Benefits of mango consumption for Health

There is a great amount of benefits that allow to maintain the good health of our body if we consume this fruit regularly; However, next I mention three of the main benefits for our organism:

Helps Digestion and Constipation: This fruit is excellent to prevent constipation, since it contains a lot of fiber providing laxative properties and a group of digestive enzymes that help the decomposition of food.
Fight Cancer: According to studies carried out, it has been proven that consuming a large amount of fiber has a lower risk of developing cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Phenols in mangos, such as quercetin, isoquercitrin, astragalin, fisetin, gallic acid and enzymes have abundant cancer prevention capabilities.
Control Diabetes: For diabetics, mango is a good alternative to reduce sugar levels in the body. They can consume it as we commonly call it "pintón" still unripe accompanied by yogurt. In addition not only the fruit has health benefits, also mango leaves can help control blood insulin levels, you can make mango leaf tea, it is very easy to prepare. We boiled between 3 and four leaves for 10 minutes, we let it sit overnight and later on a fast we can take our home remedy, which helps us control blood glucose.

Characteristics of the Mango Tree

To plant a mango tree at home we need to have a lot of space in view of the fact that it grows very large. This can reach up to forty meters in height, grow many branches or extensions, the trunk of gray bark is straight. When loading or initiating the production of mangoes the fruits take between 2 and three months to grow and mature. The skin of ripe fruit adopts a range of colors ranging from green, yellow or orange to deep red. The pulp is very sweet, rich and juicy, with an earthy yellow color. Its flavor is unique and unequaled and is considered as the tropical fruit par excellence.

Mango Tree Flowers