“The king of the fruits," mango fruit is one of the most popular, nutritionally rich fruits with unique flavour, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities, making it number one among new functional foods, often labelled as “super fruits." Mango fruit is rich in pre-biotic dietary fibre, vitamins, minerals, and poly-phenolic flavonoid antioxidant compounds.
Mangoes are high in vitamin A (beta-carotene) and vitamin C. According to new research study, mango fruit has been found to protect from colon, breast, leukemia and prostate cancers. Several trial studies suggest that polyphenolic antioxidant compounds in mango are known to offer protection against breast and colon cancers.
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Mangoes are available in two main types, the Indian and the Indochinese (sometimes referred to as the Philippine). Between these two types, more than 100 different varieties are grown worldwide. The mango belongs to the same family as the cashew and pistachio; it is a medium sized to large evergreen tree.
Storage
Partially ripe mangoes will ripen at room temperature in about 3 to 5 days. Ripe fruit will keep for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator
Nutrition And You.com. 2022. 9 amazing Mango fruit Nutrition facts and Health benefits. [online] Available at: <https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/mango-fruit.html> [Accessed 31 May 2022].
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