
The mango is a delicious and juicy fruit, with characteristic flavor and aroma. Its fruit, about 15 cm, is typical with a wide range of colors that range from green, purple red yellow. Have you never tried it? Maybe it’s time to do it?
The mango is originally from India, where fossils of the fruit of 25-30 million years of age have been found. In this country, both the fruit and the plant themselves are very popular. Mango is considered the national fruit and a symbol of strength and power. For Hinduists and Buddhists, it has a religious meaning. The tree lives up to 350 years.
Chemical composition and calories
Mango is an exotic fruit, full of water but also of active substances.
Energy value (100 g):
- KJ – 260. 4;
- Kcal – 62.
Nutritional value (g/100 g):
- Proteins – 1. 1
- Fats – 0. 3
- Carbohydrates – 14
- fiber – 2. 5;
- Water – 80.
Minerals (mg/100g):
- Iron – 0. 25
- copper – 0. 15
- Calcium – 12
- Selenium – 0. 003;
- Magnesium – 9. 2
- Omeg a-3 – 40;
- Omega-6, 12. 5;
- phosphorus 13, 4;
- Potassium – 145;
- sodium – 1. 6.
Vitamins (mg/100g):
- A – 770 IU;
- В1 – 0. 2;
- В2 – 0. 15;
- В3 – 0. 8;
- С – 29;
- Е – 1. 45;
- К – 0. 05;
- Folic acid – 0. 017;
- β-carotene – 0. 465;
- Pantotenic acid – 0. 3.
Useful and possible damages
The consumption of this fruit is ideal for allergic people to citrus. However, it can cause problems when taken in combination with liquids: unpleasant stomach pains.
Help the organism’s defenses
Mango prevents infections and colds. Its high vitamin C content helps to keep the immune system healthy.
Skin health
Manges contain more than 80% of the recommended daily dose of vitamin A, essential to keep healthy skin and regenerate it. Its lack is manifested in scamming and dry skin. The fruit also contains antioxidants that help fight free radicals causing premature aging.
Mango pulp can be used to make a facial mask, very popular in Asia. The handle pulp is mixed with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, applied to the face and let it act 15 minutes. Leave the skin hydrated and healthy.
Stress prevention
The mango contains several vitamins of the B complex, specifically B6. Its lack can cause poor circulation and decrease in concentration. The greatest vitamin B6 intake occurs in stress situations. A fresh mango dessert can help you face stressful situations and calm your nerves.
Heart health
Mangos are a rich source of β-carotene, an antioxidant that helps fight free radicals causing heart disease. Therefore, this juicy fruit is a good natural preventive of cardiovascular diseases.
Help with vision problems
The mango also improves the view. A glass of chopped pulp provides 25% of the daily value of vitamin A, which contributes to good vision and prevents night blindness and ocular dryness.
Quality dream
Do you have trouble sleeping? The mango can help you: mix a little mango pulp with banana and yogurt. Consuming the mixture at night will guarantee to reconcile the dream easily and a repair dream. The pulp contains niacin, an RR vitamin, essential for a repair dream.
Improves digestion
200 g of fresh mango pulp are enough to stimulate metabolism throughout the body. This is especially important in cases of constipation. The high fiber content of the mango fruit will help in battle against this unpleasant problem.
Ant i-cancer properties
Mango is a good source of a series of antioxidants such as isoquercetin, quercetin, fizetine and astragaline. Daily consumption of fruit itself or its juice can help prevent various types of cancer, such as breast cancer, leukemia, prostate cancer and colon cancer.
Capillary health
Pantotenic acid and manganese present in the mango favor the formation of capillary pigments. Vitamin A eliminates dandruff and improves hair brightness. The mango is known for its moisturizing properties. Vitamin and favors hair growth.
With this exotic fruit you can also make a homemade capillary mask. Crush the mango pulp with 1 tablespoon of white yogurt and 2 egg yolks. Pour the mixture on the hair and let it act for 30 minutes. Clarify and leave the hair soft and manageable.
Favors hormonal secretion
The mango is aphrodisiac. Thanks to vitamin E, sexual desire, libido and the ability to reach orgasm increases. Zinc favors male and female fertility.
Effect on weight loss
Mango is a suitable “supplement” for people who want to lose weight, thanks to their positive effects on metabolism in the organism, digestion and extraction of excess body from the body. This ensures the elimination of unnecessary deposits, harmful substances.
You can lose weight faster and healthier with the help of mango. The recommended consumption is once a week, 100-150 g.
Potential damage
Despite the positive effects on the body, there are conditions in which mango is not recommended:
- The consumption of exotic fruit must be abandoned immediately after drinking alcohol;
- It is not advisable to include fruit in the diet in case of gastritis, high stomach sensitivity;
- risk of allergic reactions (cutaneous eruption, itching, facial swelling);
- Immature mangoes can cause cramps, irritation of the intestinal mucosa, stomach, respiratory tract;
- Its excessive consumption causes constipation and digestive disorders.
Too much of everything is bad. This rule also applies to mangoes. Nutritionists and food advisors warn: Maximum daily amount of fruit – 2 pieces.
Calories
The mango contains only 260-290 kj per 100 g (60-70 kcal), so it is considered a dietary fruit. Its extract is part of dietary supplements to lose weight. The fruit has a diuretic effect, so it is useful to consume it as part of a purifying treatment.
Where grows and when mature?
Originally from Southeast Asia, the mango fruit dates from about 6, 000 years ago. Since then it has extended to all other tropical areas, where it grows in many varieties, from small fruits similar to beans, about 8 cm in size, to gigantic oval fruits of more than 1 kg of weight.
How to choose them?
The mangoes should not have abolish or soft parts. The spots are not desirable either, since the mold and rot could penetrate the pulp. Abolladuras appear on the surface of the skin in the form of small mellas with a darker base color.
How is maturity determined?
The maturity indicator of a mango is not the color. These exotic fruits can be green, but sometimes they change color to yellow, red. The important thing is the bleach of the fruit. The hard fruits are not juicy and have hard fibers, too soft do not have such a delicate flavor.
An optimally mature mango is soft, like a mature peach or a kiwi, with a dent that does not exceed 2 mm when pressing it. When cutting it, the juice comes out.
What is the correct way to peel it?
After buying a handle, you have to peel it. The first step is simple. Cut each side along the bone. You will have two halves. Tell them again longitudinally to make 2 half moons. Pelalas, they are easy to peel.
A second option is to peel the handle as if it were an apple, without cutting it.
How short?
Wash the fruit well before cutting it. Seasoning it is easy. The easiest way is to peel the fruit by removing the skin. But this has an inconvenience: the mango slips out of the hands when peeling it.
A more elegant cutting way is as follows. Place the fruit on a cutting table, cutting around the bone on both sides. In the 2 resulting halves, use a knife to cut a rack, being careful not to cut the bark. Then bend the skin, cutting the pulp cubes. Cut the rest of the fruit from the bone on a cutting table.
Another way to cut is to create longitudinal strips instead of a grid with a knife. Again, be careful not to cut the skin. Next, without folding the skin, use a spoon to gently collect the pulp strips, separating them from the skin.
How to eat fruit?
Mango can be eaten only as fruit, used as a component of Macedonias, juices. It is suitable for preparing sauces, porridge, ice cream, cakes and creams. In the East it can be used as a complement to rice, pasta, chicken, yogurt, cheese and smoothies.
Raw
Peel the handle, take off the bone and enjoy the delicate taste of this tropical fruit. The upper flavor is guaranteed by keeping it in the refrigerator just before consuming it.
Fruit salad
Fruit Macedonia is a deliciously healthy way to cool off. To prepare it you need
- 1 mango;
- blueberries;
- raspberries
- grapes;
- pieces of fresh mint.
Peel the mangoes, cut them in small dice and place them in a bowl. Add the washed blueberries, raspberries, grapes, mix with the salad, sprinkle the mint leaves above.
Sorbet
- ½ kg of chopped fresh mango;
- ½ to ¼ tablespoon of sugar (according to the sweetness of the fruit);
- egg white;
- A few drops of lemon juice.
Beat the pulp, sugar and egg white for 10 minutes with a blender. Add the lemon juice and mix. Place the mixture in a plastic bowl and put in the freezer throughout the night.
In the composition of the prepared dishes
Fresh fruits can be added to Macedonias, eating with ham, salmon, used to make custard, such as meat dishes. They are used to make jams, jams, yogurts and children’s foods. Chutney is especially delicious with onions and spices.
Chutney
- Large and mature mangoes – 2 units;
- Pelated ginger – 1-2 cm;
- Chilli – 1 UD;
- ground coriander – ½ cdta;
- Turmeric – ½ teaspoon
- cinnamon – a pinch;
- Sugar – ½ tablespoon
- White wine vinegar – ½ tablespoon;
- Small onion – 1 teaspoon
- salt – a pinch
- Garlic – 1 tooth;
- Oil – 1 tablespoon.
In hot oil, fry the peeled ginger and cut into small pieces, garlic, onion and chili. Add the spices, remove for 1 minute. Add the peeled mango and cut into dice, sugar and vinegar and quickly bring to a boil. Cook for 1 more hour, reducing fire. Let cool.
Keep in the refrigerator in the refrigerator (expiration up to 2 months) or in the freezer.
Can I eat the peel?
The shell is not usually consumed as food, only pulp, which is orange and has a sweet taste.
IMPORTANT: Some people may have allergic reactions to mango skin. If this is your case, you don’t have to stop eating the fruit, you just have to wear gloves when you peel it.
Special conservation
Although mango is a tropical fruit, it must be kept in refrigerator or fridge chamber. Storage at room temperature reduces the taste of fruit and accelerates its deterioration.
How to keep the immature fruit?
So that the immature fruit matures correctly, put it in a paper bag and leave it at room temperature for 2-3 days. You can add an apple to the bag to accelerate the maturation process.
Keep mangoes in the refrigerator
Enter the ripe fruit into a plastic bag and put it into the refrigerator. Guard them in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
How to keep the fruit cut?
Have you ever used an exotic fruit as part of a dish and has a piece remained? Take a look at some tips to keep it as cool as possible until your next consumption.
- Leave the bone in the fruit. If you are only going to use half of the fruit in a recipe, use it without the bone. Save the mango fruit in the refrigerator.
- Place the fruit in a reallable plastic bag, letting all the air possible before closing it.
- Rub the fruit cut with olive oil, place it in a plastic box.
- Sprinkle the handle slice with lemon juice, place it in a plastic box. This advice is the most effective.
Interesting fact to conclude
The average tropical fruit weighs between 300 g and 1. 5 kg. In 2010, the Filipina fruit that weighed 5. 9 kg was included in the Guinness book of records.